Electronic device and transaction method using the same

ABSTRACT

An electronic device includes a housing, a conductive pattern that is arranged within the housing and is formed to generate a magnetic field, a plate that forms at least a part of a first surface of the housing and includes a material that at least partially transmits the magnetic field generated by the conductive pattern; and a control circuit that is configured to transmit at least one transaction information by using the conductive pattern. The conductive pattern includes a first coil that includes a plurality of first turns that are substantially parallel to a surface of the plate, and a second coil that includes a plurality of second turns that are substantially parallel to the surface of the plate. When viewed from the upper side of the plate, the first coil and the second coil may not at least partially overlap with each other.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) AND CLAIM OF PRIORITY

The present application is related to and claims the priority under 35U.S.C. § 119(a) to U.S. Application Ser. No. 62/106,059, which was filedin the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Jan. 21, 2015, and KoreanApplication Serial No. 10-2015-0141850, which was filed in the KoreanIntellectual Property Office on Oct. 8, 2015, the entire content ofwhich is hereby incorporated by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an electronicdevice, and in particular, to an electronic device that is an electronicdevice that is equipped with a credit card transaction function, and atransaction method using the same.

BACKGROUND

In an on/off-line commercial transaction, traditional transactionmethods include cash transaction, credit card transaction, transfer,etc. In an on-line electronic commercial transaction, a credit cardtransaction method through transfer or user authentication may be used.In an off-line commercial transaction, the credit card transaction is amethod of making a transaction by reading a contact or contactless cardthrough a point-of-sale (POS) terminal (POS reader). Credit cardsinclude a magnetic stripe card, an Integrated Circuit (IC), or the like,and are gradually being shifted to the IC card, which has excellentsecurity, or the like.

Recently, user authentication information or the like has been equippedin electronic devices (e.g., portable terminals) to be used foron/off-line transaction. For example, when an electronic device isequipped with credit card information or the like, it is possible to usethe electronic device as a credit card even if a separate credit card isnot carried. In the case where the electronic device is equipped with acredit card function, transaction may be made by a Near FieldCommunication (NFC) scheme or a scheme that outputs bar codes or thelike on a screen and reading the same.

SUMMARY

In a POS terminal that supports magnetic stripes, it may be difficult toread a credit card that is equipped in an NFC type electronic device ora type of electronic device that outputs bar codes on a screen.

To address the above-discussed deficiencies, it is a primary object toprovide, for use in an electronic device that is equipped with a creditcard transaction function that is compatible with various readingmethods of POS terminals, and a transaction method using the same.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure may provide an electronicdevice that allows credit card information or the like to be recognizedeven through a magnetic reading type POS terminal, and a transactionmethod using the same.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, anelectronic device may include: a housing; a conductive pattern that isarranged within the housing and is formed to generate a magnetic field;a plate that forms at least a part of a first surface of the housing andincludes a material that at least partially transmits the magnetic fieldgenerated by the conductive pattern; and a control circuit that isconfigured to transmit at least one transaction information to anexternal device by using the conductive pattern, wherein the conductivepattern includes: a first coil that includes a plurality of first turnsthat are substantially parallel to a surface of the plate; and a secondcoil that includes a plurality of second turns that are substantiallyparallel to the surface of the plate. When viewed from the upper side ofthe plate, the first coil and the second coil may not at least partiallyoverlap with each other. For one transaction through the externaldevice, the control circuit may be configured to provide a first signaland a second signal that include at least a part of the transactioninformation to the first coil and the second coil, respectively, for aselected period of time. The first signal and the second signal may beprovided sequentially or to be at least partially overlap with eachother in time.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, anelectronic device may include: a plurality of coils; a MST moduleconnected to the plurality of coils; and a touch screen that displaysposition information of another external electronic device through theplurality of coils and displays guide information so that transactioninformation can be transmitted/received between the another externalelectronic device and the MST module.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, theelectronic device may allow a plurality of coils to be mounted in a flatform or a form that conforms the external appearance of the electronicdevice, and may transmit transaction information or the like as a signal(e.g., magnetic fluxes) that can be easily recognized by a contact POSterminal (e.g., a magnetic reading type POS terminal).

For example, the electronic device as described above may converttransaction information into various patterns of signals by using atleast one of the plurality of coils, and may sequentially or alternatelytransmit the various patterns of signals so that an external device,such as a POS terminal, can easily recognize the transaction informationstored in the electronic device.

Before undertaking the DETAILED DESCRIPTION below, it may beadvantageous to set forth definitions of certain words and phrases usedthroughout this patent document: the terms “include” and “comprise,” aswell as derivatives thereof, mean inclusion without limitation; the term“or,” is inclusive, meaning and/or; the phrases “associated with” and“associated therewith,” as well as derivatives thereof, may mean toinclude, be included within, interconnect with, contain, be containedwithin, connect to or with, couple to or with, be communicable with,cooperate with, interleave, juxtapose, be proximate to, be bound to orwith, have, have a property of, or the like; and the term “controller”means any device, system or part thereof that controls at least oneoperation, such a device may be implemented in hardware, firmware orsoftware, or some combination of at least two of the same. It should benoted that the functionality associated with any particular controllermay be centralized or distributed, whether locally or remotely.Definitions for certain words and phrases are provided throughout thispatent document, those of ordinary skill in the art should understandthat in many, if not most instances, such definitions apply to prior, aswell as future uses of such defined words and phrases.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a more complete understanding of the present disclosure and itsadvantages, reference is now made to the following description taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like referencenumerals represent like parts:

FIG. 1 is a view illustrating a use environment of a plurality ofelectronic devices according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a program module according to variousembodiments;

FIG. 4A is a perspective view illustrating an electronic deviceaccording to one of various embodiments of the present disclosure, in adisassembled state;

FIG. 4B is a perspective view illustrating the electronic deviceaccording to one of various embodiments of the present disclosure, in adisassembled state, which is viewed in a different direction;

FIG. 4C is a sectional view illustrating the electronic device accordingto one of various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5A is a plan view illustrating an appearance in which theconductive pattern unit is installed in the housing in the electronicdevice according to one of various embodiments of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 5B is a plan view illustrating a conductive pattern unit of theelectronic device according to one of various embodiments of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 6 is a plan view illustrating a flat coil according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 shows graphs representing exemplary measurement values that wereobtained by measuring magnetic fluxes generated by each conductivepattern of the electronic device according to various embodiments of thepresent disclosure;

FIGS. 8 and 9 are views illustrating application forms of a conductivepattern unit of an electronic device according to one of variousembodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a block diagram for describing configurations of a conductivepattern unit and a control circuit in an electronic device according toone of various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 is a block diagram for describing a configuration fortransmitting transaction information from an electronic device accordingto one of various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 12 is a plan view illustrating an exemplary conductive pattern fortransmitting transaction information in an electronic device accordingto various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 13 is a graph representing exemplary measurement values obtained bymeasuring magnetic fluxes generated by the conductive patternillustrated in FIG. 12;

FIGS. 14 to 18 are plan views illustrating various exemplary conductivepatterns for transaction information transmission in the electronicdevice according to one of various embodiments of the presentdisclosure, respectively;

FIG. 19 illustrates a block diagram for describing another exemplaryconfiguration for transaction information transmission of an electronicdevice according to one of various embodiments of the presentdisclosure;

FIGS. 20 to 23 are plan views illustrating various exemplary conductivepatterns for transaction information transmission in an electronicdevice according to one of various embodiments of the presentdisclosure, respectively;

FIGS. 24A to 24F are block diagrams for describing still anotherexemplary configuration for transaction information transmission in anelectronic device according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 25 is a perspective view illustrating an electronic deviceaccording to another embodiment among various embodiments of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 26 is a view illustrating a method of displaying a transactionscreen according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 27 is a view illustrating a method of displaying a transactionscreen according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 28 is a view illustrating a method of displaying a transactionscreen according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIGS. 29 and 30 are views illustrating a method of displaying atransaction screen according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 31 is a view illustrating a method of displaying a transactionscreen according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 32 is a view illustrating a method of displaying a transactionscreen according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 33 is a view illustrating a method of displaying a transactionscreen according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 34 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware structure of anelectronic device that is capable of conducting a transaction function,according to various embodiments;

FIG. 35 is a view illustrating a configuration of an MST circuitaccording to various embodiments;

FIG. 36 illustrates a signal sent through the MST output unit and asignal received by an external device (POS terminal)

FIG. 37 illustrates a transaction system according to variousembodiments;

FIG. 38 is a block diagram illustrating a transaction system to performa transaction, according to various embodiments;

FIG. 39 is a graph illustrating a transmission form of transactioninformation according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIGS. 40A to 40C illustrate a hardware block diagram within anelectronic device including a plurality of MST modules;

FIGS. 41A to 41C are hardware block diagrams within an electronicdevice;

FIG. 42 is a view illustrating an internal structure of an electronicdevice according to various embodiments;

FIGS. 43A to 43D are views illustrating different embodiments that use aplurality of coil antennas;

FIG. 44 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting transactioninformation selectively using at least one of a plurality of coils in anelectronic device according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure; and

FIG. 45 is a flowchart illustrating operations according to execution ofa transaction application in an electronic device according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIGS. 1 through 45, discussed below, and the various embodiments used todescribe the principles of the present disclosure in this patentdocument are by way of illustration only and should not be construed inany way to limit the scope of the disclosure. Those skilled in the artwill understand that the principles of the present disclosure may beimplemented in any suitably arranged electronic device. Hereinafter,various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described withreference to the accompanying drawings.

However, it should be understood that there is no intent to limitvarious embodiments of the present disclosure to particular forms, andthe present disclosure should be construed to cover all modifications,equivalents, and/or alternatives falling within the spirit and scope ofvarious embodiments of the present disclosure. In describing thedrawings, similar reference numerals may be used to designate similarconstituent elements.

In the present disclosure, the expression “A or B”, “at least one of Aor/and B”, or “one or more of A or/and B” may include all possiblecombinations of the items listed. For example, the expression “A or B”,“at least one of A and B”, or “at least one of A or B” refers to all of(1) including at least one A, (2) including at least one B, or (3)including all of at least one A and at least one B.

The expression “a first”, “a second”, “the first”, or “the second” usedin various embodiments of the present disclosure may modify variouscomponents regardless of the order and/or the importance but does notlimit the corresponding components. For example, a first user device anda second user device indicate different user devices although both ofthem are user devices. For example, a first element may be termed asecond element, and similarly, a second element may be termed a firstelement without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

It should be understood that when an element (e.g., first element) isreferred to as being (operatively or communicatively) “connected,” or“coupled,” to another element (e.g., second element), it may be directlyconnected or coupled directly to the other element or any other element(e.g., third element) may be interposer between them. In contrast, itmay be understood that when an element (e.g., first element) is referredto as being “directly connected,” or “directly coupled” to anotherelement (e.g., second element), there are no element (e.g., thirdelement) interposed between them.

The expression “configured to” used in the present disclosure may beexchanged with, for example, “suitable for”, “having the capacity to”,“designed to”, “adapted to”, “made to”, or “capable of” according to thesituation. The term “configured to” may not necessarily imply“specifically designed to” in hardware. Alternatively, in somesituations, the expression “device configured to” may mean that thedevice, together with other devices or components, “is able to”. Forexample, the phrase “processor adapted (or configured) to perform A, B,and C” may mean a dedicated processor (e.g. embedded processor) only forperforming the corresponding operations or a generic-purpose processor(e.g., central processing unit (CPU) or application processor (AP)) thatcan perform the corresponding operations by executing one or moresoftware programs stored in a memory device.

In the present disclosure, the terms are used to describe specificembodiments, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Asused herein, the singular forms are intended to include the plural formsas well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In thedescription, it should be understood that the terms “include” or “have”indicate existence of a feature, a number, a step, an operation, astructural element, parts, or a combination thereof, and do notpreviously exclude the existences or probability of addition of one ormore another features, numeral, steps, operations, structural elements,parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined differently, all terms used herein, which includetechnical terminologies or scientific terminologies, have the samemeaning as that understood by a person skilled in the art to which thepresent disclosure belongs. Such terms as those defined in a generallyused dictionary are to be interpreted to have the meanings equal to thecontextual meanings in the relevant field of art, and are not to beinterpreted to have ideal or excessively formal meanings unless clearlydefined in the present specification. In some cases, even the termdefined in the present disclosure should not be interpreted to excludeembodiments of the present disclosure.

In the present disclosure, an electronic device can be a random device,and the electronic device can be called a terminal, a portable terminal,a mobile terminal, a communication terminal, a portable communicationterminal, a portable mobile terminal, a display device or the like.

For example, the electronic device can be a smart phone, a portablephone, a game player, a TV, a display unit, a heads-up display unit fora vehicle, a notebook computer, a laptop computer, a tablet PersonalComputer (PC), a Personal Media Player (PMP), a Personal DigitalAssistants (PDA), and the like. The electronic device can be implementedas a portable communication terminal which has a wireless communicationfunction and a pocket size. Further, the electronic device can be aflexible device or a flexible display device.

The electronic device can communicate with an external electronicdevice, such as a server or the like, or perform an operation through aninterworking with the external electronic device. For example, theelectronic device can transmit an image photographed by a camera and/orposition information detected by a sensor unit to the server through anetwork. The network can be a mobile or cellular communication network,a Local Area Network (LAN), a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), a WideArea Network (WAN), an Internet, a Small Area Network (SAN) or the like,but is not limited thereto.

Hereinafter, an electronic device according to various embodiments willbe described with reference to the accompanying drawings. As usedherein, the term “user” can indicate a person who uses an electronicdevice or a device (e.g., an artificial intelligence electronic device)that uses an electronic device.

Referring to FIG. 1, descriptions will be made on an electronic device101 within a network environment 100 in various embodiments. Theelectronic device 101 can include a bus 110, a processor 120, a memory130, an input/output interface 150, a display 160, and a communicationinterface 170. In a certain embodiment, the electronic device 101 canomit at least one of the components or can be additionally provided withanother component.

The bus 110 can include, for example, a circuit that connects theabove-discussed elements 110 to 170 and transmits communication (e.g., acontrol message and/or data) between the components.

The processor 120 can include one or more of a Central Processing Unit(CPU), an Application Processor (AP), and a Communication Processor(CP). The processor 120 can execute, for example, an arithmeticoperation or data processing related to a control and/or communicationof one or more other components of the electronic device 101.

The memory 130 can include a volatile memory and/or a non-volatilememory. The memory 130 can store therein, for example, commands or datarelated to one or more components of the electronic device 101.According to one embodiment, the memory 130 can store therein softwareand/or a program 140. The program 140 can include, for example, a kernel141, a middleware 143, an Application Programming Interface (API) 145,and/or an application program (“application”) 147. At least some of thekernel 141, the middleware 143, and the API 145 can be referred to as anOperating System (OS).

The kernel 141 can control or manage, for example, system resources(e.g., the bus 110, the processor 120, or the memory 130) that are usedfor executing operations or functions implemented by the other programs(e.g., the middleware 143, the API 145, or the application program 147).In addition, the kernel 141 can provide an interface that allows themiddleware 143, the API 145, or the application programs 147 to accessindividual components of the electronic device 101 so as to control ormanage the system resources.

The middleware 143 can play an intermediary role such that the API 145or the application program 147 can communicate with the kernel 141 so asto exchange data.

In addition, the middleware 143 can process, according to priority, oneor more task requests received from the application programs 147. Forexample, the middleware 143 can assign a priority that is capable ofusing the system resources of the electronic device 101 (e.g., the bus110, the processor 120, or the memory 130), to at least one of theapplication programs 147. For example, the middleware 143 can performscheduling or load balancing for the one or more requested task requestsby processing the one or more task requests according to the priorityassigned to at least one of the application programs 147.

The API 145 is, for example, an interface to allow the applicationprograms 147 to control functions provided by the kernel 141 or themiddleware 143 and can include, for example, at least one interface orfunction (e.g., commands) for a file control, a window control, an imageprocessing, or a character control.

The input/output interface 150 can serve as an interface that is capableof delivering commands or data that are input from, for example, a useror an external electronic device to the other component(s) of theelectronic device 101. Also, the input/output interface 150 can outputcommands or data received from the other component(s) of the electronicdevice 101 to the user or the external electronic device.

The display 160 can include, for example, a Liquid Crystal Display(LCD), a Light Emitting Diode (LED) display, an Organic Light EmittingDiode (OLED) display, a Micro Electro Mechanical systems (MEMS) display,or an electronic paper display. The display 160 displays variouscontents (e.g., text, image, video, icon, or symbol) to, for example,the user. The display 160 can include a touch screen, and can receive atouch input, a gesture input, a proximity input or a hovering input thatis made using, for example, an electronic pen or a part of the user'sbody.

The communication interface 170 can set, for example, communicationbetween the electronic device 101 and an external electronic device(e.g., a first external electronic device 102, a second externalelectronic device 104, or a server 106). For example, the communicationinterface 170 can communicate with the external electronic device (e.g.,the second external electronic device 104 or the server 106) by beingconnected with a network 162 through wired or wireless communication.

The wireless communication can use at least one of, for example,Long-Term Evolution (LTE), (LTE Advance) LTE-A, Code Division MultipleAccess (CDMA), Wideband CDMA (WCDMA), Universal Mobile TelecommunicationSystem (UMTS), Wireless Broadband (WiBro), and Global System for Mobilecommunication (GSM), as a cellular communication protocol. In addition,the wireless communication can include, for example, a short rangecommunication 164. The short range communication 164 can include atleast one of, for example, Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), Bluetooth, NearField communication (NFC), and Global Navigation Satellite System(GNSS). According to, for example, a use area or a bandwidth, the GNSScan include at least one of, for example, Global Positioning System(GPS), Global navigation satellite system (Glonass), Beidou navigationsatellite system (hereinafter, referred to as “Beidou”), Galileo, andthe European global satellite-based navigation system. Hereinafter, inthe specification, “GPS” can be interchangeably used with “GNSS”. Thewired communication can use at least one of, for example, UniversalSerial Bus (USB), high definition multimedia interface (HDMI),Recommended Standard 232 (RS-232), and Plain Old Telephone Service(POTS). The network 162 can include a telecommunication network, (e.g.,at least one of a computer network (e.g., LAN or WAN), internet, and atelephone network).

Each of the first and second external electronic devices 102 and 104 canbe a type of device that is the same as or different from the electronicdevice 101. According to one embodiment, the server 106 can include oneor more groups of servers. According to various embodiments, all or someof the operations executed by the electronic device 101 can be executedby another electronic device or a plurality of other electronic devices(e.g., electronic devices 102 and 104 or the server 106). According toone embodiment, in a case where the electronic device 101 should performa certain function or service automatically or by a request, theelectronic device 101 can request some functions associated therewithfrom the other electronic devices (e.g., the electronic devices 102 and104 or the server 106) instead of or in addition to executing thefunction or service by itself. The other electronic devices (e.g., theelectronic devices 102 and 104 or the server 106) can execute therequested functions or additional functions, and can transmit theresults to the electronic device 101. The electronic device 101 canprovide the requested functions or services by processing the receivedresults as they are or additionally. For this purpose, for example, acloud computing technique, a distributed computing technique, or aclient-server computing technique can be used.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram 200 illustrating an electronic device 201according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. Theelectronic device 201 can form, for example, the whole or a part of theelectronic device 101 illustrated in FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 2, theelectronic device 201 can include at least one processor 210, acommunication module 220, a subscriber identification module (SIM) 224,a memory 230, a sensor module 240, an input device 250, a display 260,an interface 270, an audio module 280, a camera module 291, a powermanagement module 295, a battery 296, an indicator 297, and a motor 298.

The processor 210 can drive, for example, an operating system or anapplication program so as to control a plurality of hardware or softwarecomponents connected thereto, and can also perform various dataprocessing and arithmetic operations. The processor 210 can beimplemented by, for example, a System-on-Chip (SoC). According to oneembodiment, the processor 210 can further include a Graphic ProcessingUnit (GPU) and/or an image signal processor. The processor 210 caninclude at least some (e.g., the cellular module 221) among thecomponents illustrated in FIG. 2. The processor 210 can load and processa command or data received from at least one of the other components(e.g., the non-volatile memory) in a volatile memory, and can storevarious data in the non-volatile memory.

The communication module 220 can have a configuration that is the sameas or similar to the communication interface 170 of FIG. 1. Thecommunication module 220 can include, for example, a cellular module221, a WiFi module 223, a Bluetooth module 225, a GNSS module 227 (e.g.,a GPS module, a Glonass module, a Beidou module or a Galileo module), anNFC module 228, and a Radio Frequency (RF) module 229.

The cellular module 221 can support, for example, a voice call, a videocall, a text message service, or an internet service through acommunication network. According to one embodiment, the cellular module221 can perform discrimination and authentication of the electronicdevice 201 within the communication network by using a subscriberidentification module (e.g., a SIM card) 224. According to oneembodiment, the cellular module 221 can perform at least some of thefunctions that can be provided by the processor 210. According to oneembodiment, the cellular module 221 can include a CommunicationProcessor (CP).

Each of the WiFi module 223, the BT module 225, the GNSS module 227, andthe NFC module 228 can include, for example, a processor to process datatransmitted/received there through. According to a certain embodiment,at least some (two or more) of the cellular module 221, the WiFi module223, the Bluetooth module 225, the GNSS module 227, and the NFC module228 can be incorporated in a single Integrated Chip (IC) or an ICpackage.

The RF module 229 can transmit/receive a communication signal (e.g., anRF signal). The RF module 229 can include, for example, a transceiver, aPower Amp Module (PAM), a frequency filter, a Low Noise Amplifier (LNA),or an antenna. According to another embodiment, at least one of thecellular module 221, the WiFi module 223, the Bluetooth module 225, theGNSS module 227, and the NFC module 228 can transmit/receive an RFsignal through a separate RF module.

The subscriber identification module 224 can include, for example, acard including a subscriber identification module and/or an embeddedSIM, and can also include intrinsic identification information (e.g.,Integrated Circuit Card IDentifier (ICCID)) or subscriber information(e.g., International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI).

The memory 230 (e.g., the memory 130) can include an internal memory 232or an external memory 234. The internal memory 232 can include at leastone of, for example, a volatile memory (e.g., Dynamic RAM (DRAM), StaticRAM (SRAM), or Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM)), a nonvolatile memory (e.g.,One Time Programmable ROM (OTPROM), Programmable ROM (PROM), Erasableand Programmable ROM (EPROM), Electrically Erasable and Programmable ROM(EEPROM), mask ROM, flash ROM, flash memory (e.g., NAND flash memory, orNOR flash memory), hard drive, or Solid State Drive (SSD)).

The external memory 234 can further include a flash drive, e.g., CompactFlash (CF), Secure Digital (SD), Micro Secure Digital (Micro-SD), MiniSecure Digital (Mini-SD), extreme Digital (xD), Multi-Media Card (MMC),or memory stick. The external memory 234 can be functionally and/orphysically connected to the electronic device 201 through variousinterfaces.

The sensor module 240 can measure a physical quantity or sense anoperating status of the electronic device 201, and then convert measuredor sensed information into electric signals. The sensor module 240 caninclude at least one of, for example, a gesture sensor 240A, a gyrosensor 240B, an atmospheric pressure sensor 240C, a magnetic sensor240D, an acceleration sensor 240E, a grip sensor 240F, a proximitysensor 240G, a color sensor 240H (e.g., RGB (Red, Green, Blue) sensor),a biometric sensor 240I, a temperature/humidity sensor 240J, anilluminance sensor 240K, and a Ultra-Violet (UV) sensor 240M.Additionally or alternatively, the sensor module 240 can include, forexample, an E-nose sensor (not illustrated), an Electro Myo Graphy (EMG)sensor (not illustrated), an Electro Encephalo Gram (EEG) sensor (notillustrated), an Electro Cardio Gram (ECG) sensor (not illustrated), anInfra-Red (IR) sensor (not illustrated), an iris sensor (notillustrated), or a fingerprint sensor (not illustrated). The sensormodule 240 can further include a control circuit for controlling one ormore sensors incorporated therein. In a certain embodiment, theelectronic device 201 can further include a processor configured tocontrol the sensor module 240 as a part of the processor 210 or separatefrom the processor 210 so as to control the sensor module while theprocessor 210 is in the sleep state.

The input device 250 can include a touch panel 252, a (digital) pensensor 254, a key 256, or an ultrasonic input device 258. As the touchpanel 252, at least one of, for example, a capacitive type touch panel,a resistive type touch panel, an infrared type touch panel, and anultrasonic type touch panel can be used. Also, the touch panel 252 canfurther include a control circuit. In addition, the touch panel 252 canfurther include a tactile layer so as to provide a tactile reaction to auser.

The (digital) pen sensor 254 can be, for example, a part of the touchpanel or can include a separate recognition sheet. The key 256 caninclude, for example, a physical button, an optical key, or a keypad.The ultrasonic input device 258 can sense ultrasonic waves that aregenerated by an input tool through a microphone (e.g., a microphone 288)so that data corresponding to the sensed ultrasonic waves can beconfirmed.

The display 260 (e.g., the display 160) can include a panel 262, ahologram device 264, or a projector 266. The panel 262 can include aconfiguration that is the same as or similar to that of the display 160of FIG. 1. The panel 262 can be implemented to be flexible, transparent,or wearable. The panel 262 can be configured as a single module with thetouch panel 252. The hologram device 264 can show a stereoscopic imagein the air using interference of light. The projector 266 can projectlight onto a screen so as to display an image. The screen can be locatedinside or outside the electronic device 201. According to oneembodiment, the display 260 can further include a control circuit tocontrol the panel 262, the hologram device 264, or the projector 266.

The interface 270 can include, for example, a High-Definition MultimediaInterface (HDMI) 272, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) 274, an opticalinterface 276, or a D-subminiature (D-sub) 278. The interface 270 can beincluded, for example, in the communication interface 170 illustrated inFIG. 1. Additionally or alternatively, the interface 270 can include,for example, a Mobile High-definition Link (MHL) interface, a SecureDigital (SD) card/Multi-Media Card (MMC) interface, or an Infrared DataAssociation (IrDA) standard interface.

The audio module 280 can bi-directionally convert, for example, soundsand electric signals. At least some of the components of the audiomodule 280 can be included, for example, in the input/output interface150 illustrated in FIG. 1. The audio module 280 can process soundinformation input or output through, for example, a speaker 282, areceiver 284, an earphone 286, or a microphone 288.

The camera module 291 is a device capable of photographing, for example,a still image and a moving image. According to one embodiment, thecamera module 291 can include at least one image sensor (e.g., a frontsensor or a rear sensor), a lens, an Image Signal Processor (ISP), or aflash (e.g., LED or xenon lamp).

The power management module 295 can manage, for example, the electricpower of the electronic device 201. According to one embodiment, thepower management module 295 can include a Power Management IntegratedCircuit (PMIC), a charger Integrated Circuit (IC), or a battery or fuelgauge. The PMIC can be configured in a wired and/or wireless chargetype. The wireless charge type can include, for example, a magneticresonance type, a magnetic induction type, or an electromagnetic wavetype, and can further include an additional circuit for wirelesscharging, such as a coil loop, a resonance circuit, or a rectifier. Thebattery gauge can measure the residual amount of the battery 296 and avoltage, current, or temperature during charging. The battery 296 canstore or create electric power and can supply the electric power to theelectronic device 201. The battery 296 can include, for example, arechargeable battery or a solar battery.

The indicator 297 can indicate a specific status of the electronicdevice 201 or a part thereof (e.g., the processor 210), such as abooting status, a message status, or a charged status. The motor 298 canconvert an electric signal into a mechanical vibration, and can generatea vibration or a haptic effect. Although not illustrated, the electronicdevice 201 can include a processor (e.g., GPU) to support a mobile TV.The processor to support a mobile TV can process media data thatcomplies with the standards of, for example, Digital MultimediaBroadcasting (DMB), Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB), or mediaFlo™.

Each of the above-described component elements of hardware according tothe present disclosure can be configured with one or more components,and the names of the corresponding component elements can vary based onthe type of electronic device. The electronic device according tovarious embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least oneof the aforementioned elements. Some elements can be omitted or otheradditional elements can be further included in the electronic device.Also, some of the hardware components according to various embodimentscan be combined into one entity, which can perform functions identicalto those of the relevant components before the combination.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram 300 of a program module according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure. According to one embodiment, aprogram module 310 (e.g., the program 140) can include an OperatingSystem (OS) that controls resources associated with an electronic device(e.g., the electronic device 101) and/or various applications (e.g., theapplication programs 147) that are driven on the operating system. Theoperating system can be, for example, Android, iOS, Windows, Symbian,Tizen, Bada, or the like.

The program module 310 can include a kernel 320, a middleware 330, anApplication Programming Interface (API) 360, and/or an application 370.At least a part of the program module 310 can be preloaded on theelectronic device, or can be downloaded from an external electronicdevice (e.g., the external electronic devices 102 and 104, and theserver 106).

The kernel 320 (e.g., the kernel 141) can include, for example, a systemresource manager 321 and/or a device driver 323. The system resourcemanager 321 can, for example, control, allocate, or a recover systemresource. According to one embodiment, the system resource manager 321can include a process management unit, a memory management unit, a filesystem management unit, or the like. The device driver 323 can include,for example, a display driver, a camera driver, a Bluetooth driver, acommon memory driver, a USB driver, a keypad driver, a WiFi driver, anaudio driver, or an Inter-Process Communication (IPC) driver.

The middleware 330 can provide, for example, a function that is commonlyrequired by the applications 370, or can provide various functions tothe applications 370 through the API 360 such that the applications 370can efficiently use the limited system resources within the electronicdevice. According to one embodiment, the middleware 330 (e.g., themiddleware 143) can include at least one of a runtime library 335, anapplication manager 341, a window manager 342, a multimedia manager 343,a resource manager 344, a power manager 345, a database manager 346, apackage manager 347, a connectivity manager 348, a notification manager349, a location manager 350, a graphic manager 351, and a securitymanager 352.

The runtime library 335 can include, for example, a library module thatis used by a compiler in order to add a new function through a programlanguage while the applications 370 are executed. The runtime library335 can perform input/output management, memory management, a functionfor an arithmetic function, or the like.

The application manager 341 can manage, for example, a life cycle of atleast one application among the applications 370. The window manager 342can manage a GUI resource that is used in a screen. The multimediamanager 343 can grasp a format required for reproducing various mediafiles, and can perform encoding or decoding of the media files by usinga codec that is suitable for the corresponding format. The resourcemanager 344 can manage a resource, such as a source code, a memory, astorage space, or the like of at least one application among theapplications 370.

The power manager 345 is operated together with, for example, a BasicInput/output System (BIOS) so as to manage a battery or a power source,and can provide, for example, power information that is required foroperating the electronic device. The database manager 346 can generate,retrieve, or change a database to be used by at least one applicationamong the applications 370. The package manager 347 can manage theinstallation or update of an application that is distributed in the formof a package file.

The connectivity manager 348 can manage, for example, a wirelessconnection of WiFi or Bluetooth. The notification manager 349 candisplay or notify events, such as an arrival message, appointment, andproximity notification in a manner that does not disturb the user. Thelocation manager 350 can manage position information of the electronicdevice. The graphic manager 351 can manage a graphic effect to beprovided to the user or a user interface associated therewith. Thesecurity manager 352 can provide all security functions required forsystem security, user authentication, or the like. According to oneembodiment, in the case where the electronic device (e.g., theelectronic device 101) includes a phone function, the middleware 330 caninclude a telephony manager to manage a voice or video call function ofthe electronic device.

The middleware 330 can include a middleware module that forms acombination of various functions of the above-described components. Themiddleware 330 can provide a module that is specialized for each kind ofoperation system in order to provide differentiated functions. Inaddition, the middleware 330 can dynamically delete some of the existingcomponents or add new components.

The API 360 (e.g., the API 145) is, for example, a collection of APIprogramming functions, and can be provided in different configurationsaccording to operation systems. For example, Android or iOS can provideone API set for each platform and Tizen can provide two or more API setsfor each platform.

The applications 370 (e.g., the application programs 147) can include,for example, one or more applications that can execute the functions ofhome 371, dialer 372, SMS/MMS 373, Instant Message (IM) 374, browser375, camera 376, alarm 377, contact 378, voice dial 379, e-mail 380,calendar 381, media player 382, album 383, and watch 384, health care(e.g., measurement of a quantity of motion, blood sugar, or the like),provision of environmental information (e.g., provision of atmosphericpressure, humidity, or temperature information), etc.

According to one embodiment, the applications 370 can include anapplication that supports information exchange between the electronicdevice (e.g., the electronic device 101) and the external electronicdevices (e.g., the electronic devices 102 and 104) (hereinafter, theapplication will be referred to as an “information exchange application”for the convenience of description). The information exchangeapplication can include, for example, a notification relay applicationto transmit specific information to the external electronic devices, ora device management application to manage the external electronicdevices.

For example, the notification relay application can include a functionof relaying notification information generated from any otherapplication of the electronic device (e.g., an SMS/MMS application, ane-mail application, a healthcare application, or an environmentinformation application) to the external electronic devices (e.g., theelectronic devices 102 and 104). In addition, the notification relayapplication can receive notification information from, for example, anexternal electronic device, and can provide the notification informationto the user.

The device management application can manage (e.g., install, delete, orupdate) at least one function of an external electronic device (e.g.,the electronic device 102 or 104) that communicates with the electronicdevice (e.g., turn-on/turn-off of the external electronic device itself(or some components thereof) or adjustment of brightness (or resolution)of a display), an application operated in the external electronicdevice, or a service provided by the external electronic device (e.g., atelephony service or a message service).

According to one embodiment, the applications 370 can include anapplication designated according to an attribute of an externalelectronic device (e.g., the electronic device 102 or 104) (e.g., ahealthcare application of a mobile medical device). According to oneembodiment, the applications 370 can include an application receivedfrom an external electronic device (e.g., the server 106 or theelectronic device 102 or 104). According to one embodiment, theapplications 370 can include a preloaded application or a third partyapplication that is capable of being downloaded from the server. Namesof the elements of the program module 310, according to theabove-described embodiments of the present disclosure, can changedepending on the type of OS.

According to various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, atleast some of the program module 310 can be implemented in software,firmware, hardware, or a combination of two or more thereof. At leastsome of the program module 310 can be implemented (e.g., executed) by,for example, the processor (e.g., the processor 120). At least some ofthe program module 310 can include, for example, a module, a program, aroutine, a set of instructions, and/or a process for performing one ormore functions.

The term “module” as used herein can, for example, mean a unit includingone of hardware, software, and firmware or a combination of two or moreof them. The “module” can be interchangeably used with, for example, theterm “unit”, “logic”, “logical block”, “component”, or “circuit”. The“module” can be a minimum unit of an integrated component element or apart thereof. The “module” can be a minimum unit for performing one ormore functions or a part thereof. The “module” can be mechanically orelectronically implemented. For example, the “module” according to thepresent disclosure can include at least one of an Application-SpecificIntegrated Circuit (ASIC) chip, a Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA),and a programmable-logic device for performing operations which has beenknown or are to be developed hereinafter.

According to various embodiments, at least some of the devices (forexample, modules or functions thereof) or the method (for example,operations) according to the present disclosure can be implemented by acommand stored in a computer-readable storage medium in a programmingmodule form. The instruction, when executed by a processor (e.g., theprocessor 120), can cause the one or more processors to execute thefunction corresponding to the instruction. The computer-readable storagemedium can be, for example, the memory 130.

The computer readable recoding medium can include a hard disk, a floppydisk, magnetic media (e.g., a magnetic tape), optical media (e.g., aCompact Disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) and a Digital Versatile Disc(DVD)), magneto-optical media (e.g., a floptical disk), a hardwaredevice (e.g., a Read Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), aflash memory), and the like. In addition, the program instructions caninclude high class language codes, which can be executed in a computerby using an interpreter, as well as machine codes made by a compiler.The aforementioned hardware device can be configured to operate as oneor more software modules in order to perform the operation of thepresent disclosure, and vice versa.

The programming module according to the present disclosure can includeone or more of the aforementioned components or can further includeother additional components, or some of the aforementioned componentscan be omitted. Operations executed by a module, a programming module,or other component elements according to various embodiments of thepresent disclosure can be executed sequentially, in parallel,repeatedly, or in a heuristic manner. Further, some operations can beexecuted according to another order or can be omitted, or otheroperations can be added. Various embodiments disclosed herein areprovided merely to easily describe technical details of the presentdisclosure and to help the understanding of the present disclosure, andare not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.Accordingly, the scope of the present disclosure should be construed asincluding all modifications or various other embodiments based on thetechnical idea of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4A is a perspective view illustrating an electronic device 400,according to one of various embodiments of the present disclosure, in adisassembled state. FIG. 4B is a perspective view illustrating theelectronic device 400, according to one of various embodiments of thepresent disclosure, in a disassembled state, which is viewed in adifferent direction. FIG. 4C is a sectional view illustrating theelectronic device, according to one of various embodiments of thepresent disclosure. The electronic device 400 of FIGS. 4A to 4C can bethe electronic device 101.

In FIG. 4A, the “X” axis in an orthogonal coordinate system of threeaxes can indicate a width direction of the electronic device 400, the“Y” axis can indicate the length direction of the electronic device 400,and the “Z” axis can indicate the thickness direction of the electronicdevice 400.

Referring to FIGS. 4A to 4C, the electronic device 400 can include ahousing 401, one or more plates 402 a and 402 b, a conductive patternunit 405, and a control circuit (e.g., a control circuit 857 in FIG. 8)connected to the conductive pattern unit 405.

According to various embodiments, the housing 401 accommodates variouselectronic components or the like, and at least a part of the housing401 can be formed of a conductive material. For example, the housing 401can include side walls that form the external side surfaces of theelectronic device 400, and a portion exposed to the exterior of theelectronic device 400 can be made of a conductive metal material. Withinthe housing 401, a circuit board 441 and/or a battery 443 can beaccommodated. On the circuit board 441, a processor (e.g., the processor210), a communication module, various interfaces (e.g., the interface270), a power management module (e.g., the power management module 295of FIG. 2), or the like can be mounted in the form of IC chips, and thecontrol circuit (e.g., the control circuit 857 of FIG. 8) can also beconfigured as an IC chip to be mounted on the circuit board 441. Incertain embodiments the control circuit can be a part of the processoror the communication module.

According to various embodiments, the plates 402 a and 402 b (which mayalso be described as elements, components, or members of the deviceassembly) can be made of a material that at least partially transmits awireless electromagnetic wave or a magnetic field, and can include afront cover 402 a mounted as a front surface of the housing 401 and arear cover 402 b mounted as a rear surface of the housing 401. The frontcover 402 a can include, for example, a display device 421. For example,the front cover 402 a can include a window member of a tempered glassmaterial, and the display device 421 mounted on the inner surface of thewindow member. A touch panel can be mounted between the window memberand the display device 421. For example, the front cover 402 a can beused as an input device that is equipped with a touch screen functionwhile serving as an output device that outputs a screen. The rear cover402 b is mounted to face a direction opposite to the front cover 402 a,and can be made of a material that is capable of transmitting a wirelesselectromagnetic wave or a magnetic field (e.g., a tempered glass or asynthetic resin). The plates (e.g., the front cover 402 a and the rearcover 402 b) are mounted on the housing 401 to form the exterior of theelectronic device 400 together with the housing 401.

According to various embodiments, within the housing 401, a supportmember 403 can be mounted. The support member 403 can be made of ametallic material, and can be placed within a space formed by thehousing 401 and the front cover 402 a. For example, the support member403 can be interposed between the display device 421 and the circuitboard 441. The support member 403 can prevent the IC chips mounted onthe circuit board 441 from coming in contact with the display device421, and can prevent electromagnetic interference between the IC chipsby providing an electromagnetic shielding function. The support member403 can strengthen the rigidity of the electronic device 400. Forexample, a plurality of openings or recessed portions can be formed inthe housing 401 according to the arrangement of the electroniccomponents within the electronic device 400 which can deteriorate therigidity of the housing 401 or the electronic device 400. The supportmember 403 can improve the rigidity of the housing 401 or the electronicdevice 400 by being mounted and fastened within the housing 401.

Although not illustrated in detail in the drawing, according to variousembodiments, various structures can be formed on a surface of thehousing 401 or the support member 403 according to an arrangement of theelectronic components that are arranged within the electronic device 400or a binding structure between the housing 401 and the support member403. For example, a space that accommodates the IC chips mounted on thecircuit board can be formed in the housing 401 and/or the support member403. The space that accommodates the IC chips can be formed by a recess,a rib that encloses the IC chips, or the like. According to variousembodiments, in the housing 401 and the support member 403, fasteningbosses and fastening holes, which correspond to each other, can beformed. For example, when fastening members, such as screws, arefastened to the fastening bosses or the fastening holes, the housing 401and the support member 403 can be bound to each other in a state wherethey face each other, or the support member 403 can be bound in a statewhere it is accommodated in the housing 401.

According to various embodiments, the conductive pattern unit 405 can bemounted on a surface of the housing 401 that is opposite to the circuitboard 441. For example, the conductive pattern unit 405 can bepositioned within a space formed by the rear cover 402 b and the housing401. The conductive pattern unit 405 can include at least one conductivepattern (e.g., a flat coil), and can transmit/receive a wirelesselectromagnetic wave or can generate a magnetic field through theconductive pattern. The conductive pattern unit 405 will be described inmore detail with reference to FIGS. 5A and 5B or the like.

According to various embodiments, the wireless electromagnetic wavetransmitted/received through the conductive pattern unit 405 or themagnetic field generated by the conductive pattern unit 405 can passthrough the plates (e.g., the rear cover 402 b). For example, the rearcover 402 b can be made of a tempered glass material or a syntheticresin material. In the case where the rear cover 402 b is made of atransparent material, such as the tempered glass, a painting layer canbe formed on the inner or outer surface so as to conceal the structuresor the electronic components (e.g., the conductive pattern unit 405)inside the rear cover 402 b.

FIG. 5A is a plan view illustrating an appearance in which theconductive pattern unit 505 is installed in the housing 501 in theelectronic device, according to one of various embodiments of thepresent disclosure. FIG. 5B is a plan view illustrating a conductivepattern unit 505 of the electronic device, according to one of variousembodiments of the present disclosure. The conductive pattern unit 505of FIGS. 5A and 5B can be the conductive pattern unit 405 of FIGS. 4Aand 4B. According to one embodiment, the housing 501 of FIGS. 5A and 5Bmay be the housing 401 of FIGS. 4A and 4B.

Referring to FIGS. 5A and 5B, the conductive pattern unit 505 mayinclude a base member 551 and one or more conductive patterns 553 a, 553b, and 553 c.

The base member 551 may include a film that is made of an insulator or adielectric material, and can provide an area to form the conductivepatterns 553 a, 553 b, and 553 c. The conductive pattern unit 505 canhave an appearance corresponding to that of the flexible printed circuitboard. Alternatively, the conductive pattern unit 505 can be a flexibleprinted circuit board and can have a multi-layer circuit boardstructure. Each of the conductive patterns 553 a, 553 b, and 553 c canbe formed on one surface of the base member 551 or the other surface.When the base member 551 has the multi-layer circuit board structure, aplurality of conductive patterns 553 a, 553 b, and 553 c can be properlyformed in the layers of the base member 551, respectively. Theconductive patterns 553 a, 553 b, and 553 c can be formed by etching(e.g., wet etching or dry etching) a part of a conductive layer formedon the base member 551 through printing using a conductive ink, vapordeposition, painting, and/or plating.

According to one embodiment, the conductive patterns 553 a, 553 b, and553 c can form a loop antenna, and in the case where the loop antenna isin the form of a flexible printed circuit board, one flexible printedcircuit board can include a plurality of loop antennas forcommunication.

According to one embodiment, an antenna formed as a single flexibleprinted circuit board can include loop antennas for NFT, MST, andwireless communication. In the case of an electronic device of which thefront and rear surfaces are glasses, a flexible printed circuit boardantenna can be positioned between the rear glass and the inner housing(e.g., the above-mentioned housing 501) of the electronic device(terminal). At least a part of the inner housing can include anon-conductive material (e.g., an injection molded plastic). At least apart of the inner housing can include an opening. At least a part of theflexible printed circuit board antenna can overlap with the batterywithin the electronic device (terminal).

According to one embodiment, a loop antenna for MST can include aconductive lines that is wound 8 to 10 times.

According to one embodiment, the flexible printed circuit board antennacan further include a heat radiation sheet (e.g., a graphite sheet) anda shielding material (e.g., ferrite).

According to one embodiment, a transaction card or a fingerprint sensorfor user authentication can be included in a home key on a frontsurface, a key on a side surface, or a separate key on a rear surface inthe electronic device (terminal). In addition, the fingerprint sensorcan be included as at least a part of the display panel.

According to various embodiments, the base member 551 can include aconnection piece 555. The connection piece 555 can provide a means forconnecting the conductive patterns 553 a, 553 b, and 553 c to thecontrol circuit, the communication module, or the like of the electronicdevice (e.g., the electronic device 101, 201, or 400 of FIG. 1, 2, 4A,or the like). For example, one end of each of the conductive patterns553 a, 553 b, and 553 c can be positioned on the connection piece 155,and can be connected to the control circuit or the communication modulethrough a connection member, such as a connector, a pogo pin, or aC-clip.

When the conductive pattern unit 505 is viewed from the upper side(e.g., when the conductive pattern unit 505 disposed in the housing 501is viewed from the rear side of the electronic device 100), theconductive patterns 553 a, 553 b, and 553 c can be arranged such thatthe conductive patterns are adjacent to each other, such that theconductive patterns partially overlap with each other, and/or such thatone conductive pattern encloses another conductive pattern. A specificembodiment of the present disclosure discloses an example in which eachof the first, second, and third conductive pattern 553 a, 553 b, and 553c is formed on the base member 551, and the first conductive pattern 553a is arranged to be enclosed by the second conductive pattern 553 band/or the third conductive pattern 553 c.

According to various embodiments, the first conductive pattern 553 a caninclude a plurality of turns of a conductive line wound in a circularshape or a polygonal shape, and when the base member 551 is mounted inthe housing 501, the first conductive pattern 553 a can be arrangedsubstantially parallel to the housing 501 or the plate (e.g., the rearcover 402 b). The first conductive pattern 553 a can be connected to thecontrol circuit (e.g., the control circuit 857 of FIG. 8) so as totransmit/receive a wireless electromagnetic wave or power, or togenerate a magnetic field.

According to various embodiments, each of the second conductive pattern553 b and the third conductive pattern 553 c can include a plurality ofturns of a conductive line wound to form a circular shape, a polygonalshape, or a closed loop shape formed by a combination of a curve lineand a straight line. The second conductive pattern 553 b and/or thirdconductive pattern 553 c can be arranged to be substantially parallel tothe housing 501 or the rear cover 402 b. Each of the second conductivepattern 553 b and the third conductive pattern 553 c can be connected tothe control circuit so as to transmit/receive a wireless electromagneticwave or power, or to generate a magnetic field.

According to various embodiments, the second conductive pattern 553 band/or the third conductive pattern 553 c can be arranged in thesubstantially same plane as the first conductive pattern 553 a. In oneembodiment, when the base member 551 is in the form of a multi-layercircuit board, the first conductive pattern 553 a, the second conductivepattern 553 b, and/or the third conductive pattern 553 c can be formedin different layers, respectively. Even if the first conductive pattern553 a, the second conductive pattern 553 b, and/or the third conductivepattern 553 c are formed in the different layers of the multi-layercircuit board, respectively, the first conductive pattern 553 a, thesecond conductive pattern 553 b, and/or the third conductive pattern 553c can be arranged in the substantially same plane when the base member551 is in the form of a film. In arranging the first conductive pattern553 a, the second conductive pattern 553 b, and/or the third conductivepattern 553 c, each of the conductive patterns can be in the form of aclosed loop shape, and can be arranged such that the conductive patternsare adjacent to each other, such that one conductive pattern enclosesone or two other conductive patterns, and/or such that the conductivepatterns do not at least partially overlap with each other.

According to various embodiments, each of the first to third conductivepatterns 553 a, 553 b, and 553 c can transmit/receive a wirelesselectromagnetic wave, can transmit/receive wireless power, or cangenerate a magnetic field. According to various embodiments, accordingto the control of the control circuit, a wireless electromagnetic wavecan be transmitted/received, wireless power can be transmitted/received,or a magnetic field can be generated, through one conductive pattern orthrough a combination of two or more conductive patterns.

According to various embodiments, on a line that connects the controlcircuit to each of the first to third conductive patterns 553 a, 553 b,and 553 c, for example, a matching circuit, a lumped element, and/or aswitch element can be arranged so as to adjust, for example, a resonancefrequency of each of the conductive patterns or a magnetic fluxdistribution. For example, when the control circuit includes a wirelesscharge module and an NFC module, it is possible to cause the firstconductive pattern 553 a to perform one of the wireless charge functionand a near field communication function by connecting the firstconductive pattern 553 a to one of the wireless charge module and theNFC module using the switch element. On each line that connects thefirst conductive pattern 553 a to one of the wireless charge module andthe NFC module, for example, a matching circuit can be arranged toadjust the operation characteristic of the first conductive pattern 553a to be suitable for each of the functions.

According to various embodiments, the control circuit can furtherinclude a magnetic secure transfer (MST) module. Each of the first tothird conductive patterns 553 a, 553 b, and 553 c can be connected atleast one of the wireless charge module, an NFC module, and an MSTmodule so as to conduct at least one of the wireless charge function,the NFC function, and the MST function under the control of the controlcircuit. A conductive pattern connected to the MST module can generate amagnetic field under the control of the control circuit.

According to one embodiment, unlike those illustrated in FIGS. 5A and5B, the NFC transaction coil (the first conductive pattern 553 a), theMST transaction coil (the second conductive pattern 553 b), and thewireless charge coil (the third conductive pattern 553 c) within theelectronic device can be configured in the form of a circle, and all thecenters of the circles of respective coils coincide with each other.According to one embodiment, among the plurality of coils, the NFCtransaction coil is subjected to modulation in a frequency band (e.g.,15 MHz) that is higher than those of two remaining coils, and is thecoil that gets the most interference from a peripheral coil antenna.Thus, the NFC transaction coil can be mounted in the outermost areaamong the plurality of coils. According to one embodiment, the MSTtransaction coil can have a size that coincides with the operating rangeof the corresponding coil. Accordingly, the MST transaction coil can bemounted in the middle area of the plurality of coils. A shunt capacitoror a serial inductor can reduce the resonance frequency of the coil to alow frequency, which can consequently result in an effect of causing theresonance frequency to be spaced away from the resonance frequency ofthe NFC transaction coil. Among the plurality of coils, the MSTtransaction coil and the wireless charge coil conduct communication at alower frequency and transmit a higher power compared to the NFCtransaction coil, and thus can be less affected by a peripheral coilthan the other coils. According to one embodiment, a coupling preventioncircuit of the transaction coil can be mounted at the output end of theMST transaction coil. In such a case, the resonance frequency of the MSTcoil can be operated due to the parasite of the inductor of NFCtransaction coil.

FIG. 6 is a plan view illustrating a flat coil 653 according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 6, the flat coil 653, which transmits/receives awireless electromagnetic wave or generates a magnetic field, can takevarious shapes, but can take a circular shape or a polygonal shape whichis substantially vertically and horizontally symmetric. For example, theflat coil 653 can be formed of a plurality of turns of a conductive linewound on a base member in a circular or polygonal shape.

FIG. 7 shows graphs representing exemplary measurement values that wereobtained by measuring magnetic fluxes generated by each conductivepattern of the electronic device 400 (e.g., the electronic device 101)according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

In FIG. 7, the graph indicated by “f1” represents a distribution ofmagnetic fields (e.g., magnetic fluxes, or magnetic flux density, B)when a current was applied to the flat coil which is vertically andhorizontally symmetric. Magnetic fluxes generated by a symmetric flatcoil (e.g., the flat coil 653 of FIG. 6) can be symmetric with referenceto a predetermined point (e.g., a central point). As described above, byusing the magnetic fluxes generated by the symmetric flat coil, variousinformation items (e.g., transaction information) can be transmittedto/received from an external device (e.g., a POS terminal).

According to various embodiments, a reader header of a magnetic readingtype POS terminal can receive transaction information or the like when amagnetic recording medium, such as a magnetic stripe, comes in contacttherewith or when magnetic fluxes are generated within a recognitiondistance range of the reader header. In the magnetic reading type POSterminal, a magnetic recording medium, such as a magnetic stripe, (or amagnetic flux generating medium, such as a coil) should come in directcontact with the reader header or should be positioned within therecognition distance range of the reader header. The user can use such amagnetic recording medium (or the magnetic flux generating medium, suchas a coil) while carrying it. For example, when magnetic fluxes of alevel to be recognizable by the reader header are generated by the flatcoil in a wide range to be recognizable by the reader header, the readerheader can recognize and receive the information (e.g., transactioninformation) that is transmitted through the magnetic fluxes generatedby the flat coil.

According to various embodiments, while the flat coil can be easilymounted in an electronic device that is carried by the user, themagnetic flux-generated area or the intensity of the generated magneticfluxes can be restricted. For example, while the flat coil mounted inthe electronic device can generate the magnetic fluxes in an area thatis proportional to the size of the electronic device, the intensity ofthe magnetic fluxes can be restricted in consideration of powerconsumption, interference with an external transceiver (e.g., anantenna) or the like. In addition, in a vertically and horizontallysymmetric coil, a null point or section (indicated by “NULL” in FIG. 7)is formed in the central area so that the transaction information or thelike may not be smoothly transmitted. The “null section” can refer to apoint, an area, and/or a section in which the fluxes generated accordingto a current flow of a flat coil are offset with each other so that theintensity of the magnetic fluxes (or the overall magnetic flux density,B) is relatively weaker than other areas.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 400 (e.g., theelectronic device 101) can shift or suppress the null section NULL orcan generate stronger magnetic fluxes (higher magnetic flux densities)by variously designing, in forming the conductive patterns 553 a, 553 b,and 553 c on a flat coil, for example, conductive pattern unit 505 ofFIG. 5B, a partial thickness (or width) of the conductive lines thatform the conductive patterns 553 a, 553 b, and 553 c, arrangement areasof the conductive lines, the number of conductive lines, or the like.For example, referring to the graph indicated by “f2” in FIG. 7, thenull section NULL can be shifted leftward from the central portion onthe base member 751 (e.g., the base member 551 of FIG. 5A), and strongerfluxes (higher flux densities) can be generated between the null sectionNULL and the right end of the base member 751. Various embodimentsrelated to the structure of the conductive patterns will be described inmore detail with reference to FIG. 12.

FIGS. 8 and 9 are views illustrating application forms of a conductivepattern unit of an electronic device 400 according to one of variousembodiments of the present disclosure (e.g., the electronic device 101illustrated in FIG. 1).

Referring to FIG. 8, conductive materials arranged on a housing 801 ofthe electronic device (e.g., the housing 501 of FIG. 5A) can beconnected to a conductive pattern (e.g., the above-mentioned thirdconductive pattern 553 c of FIG. 5A) to form a current flow CF path.

According to various embodiments, at least a part of the housing 801(hereinafter, referred to as a “conductive member 919”) of theelectronic device can be formed of a conductive material, and one pointof the conductive member 919 can be connected to the control circuit 857and another point can be connected to one of the conductive patterns(e.g., the third conductive pattern 853 c). The control circuit 857 canapply a signal current to the third conductive pattern 853 c, and by thesignal current applied to the third conductive pattern 853 c, a currentflow CF path can be formed along the third conductive pattern 853 c anda part of the conductive member 819. For example, the third conductivepattern 853 c and a part of the conductive member 819 can be formed by aflat coil. According to various embodiment, the conductive member 819can include a slit (not illustrated) that is formed across a part of theconductive member 819 so that the conductive member 819 can have anelectric characteristic, such as an electric length (e.g., an electriclength corresponding to a resonance frequency) or an inductance.

According to another embodiment, the loop antenna (coil antenna) cantake a form that interconnects a pattern implemented on an FPCB and amechanical element of the electronic device (terminal). At least a partof the exterior of the electronic device (terminal) can include aconductive material (e.g., a metal) that allows a current to flow therethrough. In addition, when at least some portions of the exterior of theelectronic device (terminal) are separated (is not electricallyconnected), the portions can be electrically interconnected through aconnection element. The connection element can be a passive element,such as an inductor or a capacitor, or a structure that contains aconductive material.

Referring to FIG. 9, in housing 901 of the electronic device (e.g., theelectronic device 400 illustrated in FIG. 4A), a conductive pattern(e.g., a flat coil) can be formed only by a part of the conductivemember 819. For example, the conductive member 819 can be formed alongat least a part of the circumference of an opening O formed on thehousing 901, and as the control circuit 957 applies a signal current tothe conductive member 919, a current flow CF path can be formed alongthe circumference of the opening O. For example, apart from theabove-described conductive pattern unit (e.g., the conductive patternunit 505), a flat coil can be formed using the conductive member 919that forms a part of the housing 901. According to various embodiments,since the conductive member 919 includes a slit (not illustrated) thatis formed across the conductive member 919, the conductive member 919can have an electric character, such as an electric length (e.g., anelectric length corresponding to a resonance frequency) or aninductance.

Although not illustrated in the drawings, the loop antenna can beconnected to a component including a coil (or an inductor) within theelectronic device. For example, a coil (or an inductance) that is formedwithin a component of the electronic device, such a speaker, a motor, ora pen can be electrically connected to the loop antenna so as to be usedas a loop antenna.

According to still another embodiment, the loop antenna can be formed ona display panel unit. The loop antenna can be implemented in the lowerend of the cover glass using a transparent electrode.

While FIGS. 8 and 9 illustrate the current flow path CF in one direction(e.g., the counterclockwise direction), the current flow path can beformed to be different from the direction illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9according to a signal current applied by the control circuit 857 or 957.In addition, the current flow path and the direction thereof can be morevariously changed in consideration of, for example, the position wherethe conductive material is disposed on the housing 801 or 901.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram for describing configurations of a conductivepattern unit 1005 and a control circuit 1057 in an electronic device 400(e.g., the electronic device of FIG. 1) according to one of variousembodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 10, the control circuit 1057 can include at least oneof a wireless charge module 1057 a, an NFC module 1057 b, and an MSTmodule 1057 c. The control circuit of FIG. 10 can be the control circuit857 of FIG. 8. Each of the wireless charge module 1057 a, the NFC module1057 b, and the MST module 1057 c can take an independent IC chip form,and two or three modules can be integrated and formed in an IC chip. Forexample, in a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, the controlcircuit 1057 is described with reference to an example in which thewireless charge module 1057 a, the NFC module 1057 b, and/or the MSTmodule 1057 c are integrated. However, it shall be noted that it doesnot mean that the control circuit 1057 is an IC chip in which thewireless charge module 1057 a, the NFC module 1057 b, and/or the MSTmodule 1057 c are integrated. The conductive pattern unit 1005 caninclude at least one of the first to third conductive patterns 1053 a,1053 b, and 1053 c.

According to various embodiments, the wireless charge module 1057 a canwirelessly receive power through the conductive pattern unit 1005 andcan charge a battery (e.g., the battery 443 of FIG. 4A). The wirelesscharge module 1057 a can be individually or selectively connected toeach of the first to third conductive patterns 1053 a, 1053 b, and 1053c through a switch member (not illustrated). For example, between thewireless charge module 1057 a and at least one of the first to thirdconductive patterns 1053 a, 1053 b, and 1053 c, the switch member isdisposed so as to connect at least one of the first to third conductivepatterns 1053 a, 1053 b, and 1053 c to the wireless charge module 1057a. On a line that interconnects the switch member and each of the firstto third conductive patterns 1053 a, 1053 b, and 1053 c, a matchingcircuit or the like can be disposed to make each of the first to thirdconductive patterns 1053 a, 1053 b, and 1053 c suitable for wirelesspower transmission/reception.

According to various embodiments, the NFC module 1057 b can conduct nearfield communication through the conductive pattern unit 1005. The NFCmodule 1057 b can be connected to each of the first to third conductivepatterns 1053 a, 1053 b, and 1053 c through a switch member (notillustrated). On a line that interconnects the switch member and each ofthe first to third conductive patterns 1053 a, 1053 b, and 1053 c, amatching circuit or the like can be disposed to make each of the firstto third conductive patterns 1053 a, 1053 b, and 1053 c suitable fornear field communication.

According to various embodiments, the MST module 1057 c can generatemagnetic fluxes through the conductive pattern unit 1005. For example,the MST module 1057 c can generate magnetic fluxes through at least oneof the first to third conductive patterns 1053 a, 1053 b, and 1053 c soas to transmit information (e.g., transaction information) to anexternal device (e.g., a magnetic recording type POS terminal). Forexample, the electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 101 ofFIG. 1) can periodically transmit an MTS signal, in which transactioninformation is included, several times through the MST module. Forexample, the MST signal can include transaction information that isincluded in at least a part of a credit card.

According to various embodiments, the MST module 1057 c can be connectedto each of the first to third conductive patterns 1053 a, 1053 b, and1053 c through a switch member (not illustrated). On a line thatinterconnects the switch member and each of the first to thirdconductive patterns 1053 a, 1053 b, and 1053 c, a matching circuit orthe like can be disposed to allow magnetic fluxes to be generated usingthe first to third conductive patterns 1053 a, 1053 b, and 1053 c.

According to various embodiments, when the MST module 1057 c is in thestate of being connected to the third conductive pattern 1053 c throughthe switch member, the wireless charge module 1057 a or the NFC module1057 b can be controlled not to be connected to the third conductivepattern 1053 c. When the third conductive pattern 1053 c is in the stateof being connected to the NFC module 1057 b through the switch member,the MST module 1057 c can be controlled to be connected to the firstconductive pattern 1053 a and/or the second conductive pattern 1053 bwhen a condition at which magnetic fluxes should be generated occurs. Inthis way, the control circuit 1057 can select and operate a suitable oneamong the first to third conductive patterns 1053 a, 1053 b, and 1053 caccording to an operation condition or a command that occurs in theelectronic device.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram for describing a configuration fortransmitting transaction information from an electronic device 400according to one of various embodiments of the present disclosure (e.g.,the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1).

In various embodiments of the present disclosure, a configuration forgenerating magnetic fluxes using the above-mentioned conductive pattern1153 c (e.g., the third conductive pattern 553 c illustrated in FIG. 5cor the like) will be described. However, the description will not limitthe present disclosure, and the configuration, the operation, or thelike of the third conductive pattern disclosed in various embodiments tobe described later can be implemented through the first conductivepattern 553 a and/or the second conductive pattern 553 b illustrated inFIG. 5A or the like.

Referring to FIG. 11, a conductive pattern 1153 c according to variousembodiments (e.g., the third conductive pattern 553 c illustrated inFIG. 5A or the like) can be formed by a plurality of turns of a singleconductive line that is wound in a polygonal shape or extends, and caninclude first and second sections 1153 d and 1153 e that includeconductive lines having different specifications, respectively.

FIG. 12 is a plan view illustrating an exemplary conductive pattern 1253c for transmitting transaction information in an electronic deviceaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure (e.g., theelectronic device 101 of FIG. 1).

Referring to FIG. 12, the conductive coil portions disposed in the firstsection 1253 d in the area where the conductive line forming theconductive pattern 1253 c (e.g., the third conductive pattern 553 cillustrated in FIG. 5A) is arranged can have a width wider than that ofthe conductive line portions arranged in the second section 1253 e. Forexample, in FIG. 12, the third conductive pattern 1253 c (e.g., thethird conductive pattern 553 c illustrated in FIG. 5A or the like) canbe formed by a flat coil having a vertically asymmetric shape.

According to one embodiment, the conductive pattern 1253 c can be a loopantenna. The conductive pattern 1253 c can be designed to have differentintensities of magnetic fields from area to area. A shadow area of theconductive pattern (e.g., the above-mentioned null section NULL), whichoccurs within the electronic device (terminal), can be shifted. Forexample, the width of the antenna pattern (e.g., the conductive line) ofthe first section 1253 d can be implemented to be wider than the antennapattern arranged in the second section 1253 e. As a result, when acurrent flows, the resistance of the area of the first section 1253 dbecomes lower than that of the second section 1253 e, and thus, theintensity of the magnetic field generated in the first section 1253 dcan be stronger than the intensity of the magnetic field generated inthe second section 1253 e. In the case where the intensity of themagnetic field generated in the first section 1253 d is stronger thanthe intensity of the magnetic field generated in the second section 1253e, the shadow area of the loop antenna can be formed in the lower endportion of the electronic device (terminal) rather than in the centralportion of the electronic device (terminal). For example, as in FIGS. 28to 31, while the transaction is being performed, the electronic device(e.g., the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1) can indicate an MSTrecognition range (e.g., the “area between the center to the upper endof the electronic device (terminal)”) so as to cause the user to bringthe MST recognition range close to a reader so that the recognition rateof the MST can be improved. According to one embodiment, even if thethickness of the pattern in the first section 1253 d area is the same,separate conductive patterns can be formed in the lower end of the firstsection 1253 d area, and thus, the intensity of the generated magneticfluxes can be implemented more strongly.

FIG. 13 is a graph representing exemplary measurement values obtained bymeasuring magnetic fluxes generated by the conductive patternillustrated in FIG. 12.

Referring to FIG. 13, the magnetic fluxes generated by the conductivepattern 1353 c (e.g., the third conductive pattern 553 c illustrated inFIG. 5A or the like) can have an asymmetric shape. For example, themagnetic fluxes generated in the first section 1353 d can be larger thanthe magnetic fluxes generated in the second section 1353 e. In addition,as the magnetic fluxes radiated from the first section 1353 d on theconductive pattern 1353 c (e.g., the third conductive pattern 553 cillustrated in FIG. 5A or the like) increases more and more, the nullsection NULL can be shifted to be offset to the direction where thesecond section 1353 e is positioned from the central portion of theconductive pattern 1353 c (e.g., the third conductive pattern 553 cillustrated in FIG. 5A or the like).

According to various embodiments, as described above, in a verticallyand horizontally symmetric flat coil, a null section occurs in thecentral portion, and symmetric magnetic fluxes are generated. When theflat coil illustrated in FIG. 12 is manufactured to be the same as thesymmetric flat coil in terms of an arrangement area and the number ofturns of the conductive line and the same signal current is appliedthereto, the flat coil illustrated in FIG. 12 (e.g., the thirdconductive pattern 553 c illustrated in FIG. 5A or the like) cangenerate magnetic fluxes of which the null section is shifted from thecentral portion to one side edge. Alternatively, it will be understoodthat the flat coil illustrated in FIG. 12 radiates magnetic fluxes fromthe first section to a wider area than the symmetric flat coil.Accordingly, compared to the symmetric flat coil, information (e.g.,transaction information) can be easily transmitted to an external device(e.g., a magnetic reading type POS terminal) through the magnetic fluxesgenerated by the conductive pattern 1353 c (e.g., the third conductivepattern 553 c illustrated in FIG. 5A or the like).

FIGS. 14 to 18 are plan views illustrating various exemplary conductivepatterns for transaction information transmission in the electronicdevice (e.g., the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1) according to one ofvarious embodiments of the present disclosure, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 14, in arranging one conductive coil that forms theconductive pattern 1453 c (e.g., the third conductive pattern 553 cillustrated in FIG. 5A or the like), even if the conductive coilportions of the same number of turns are arranged in each of the firstand second sections 1453 d and 1453 e, the conductive coil portionsarranged in the first section 1453 d can be arranged to be distributedin a wider area. For example, by forming the first section 1453 d in anwider area than the second section 1453 e, the null section NULL can beshifted from the central portion of the conductive pattern 1453 c (e.g.,the third conductive pattern 553 c illustrated in FIG. 5A or the like)to one side (e.g., the lower side in FIG. 14), and more magnetic fluxescan be radiated from the first section 1453 d.

Referring to FIG. 15, in arranging one conductive line that forms theconductive pattern 1553 c (e.g., the third pattern 553 c illustrated inFIG. 5A or the like), a plurality of turns wound in the form of a coilcan be arranged in each of the first and second sections 1553 d and 1553e. The plurality of turns wound in the form of a coil in each of thefirst and second sections 1553 d and 1553 e can generate a current flowin the same direction (e.g., counterclockwise). According to a signalcurrent applied to the conductive line that forms the third conductivepattern 1553 c, the current generated in the first and second sections1553 d and 1553 e can flow clockwise.

According to various embodiments, the coil arranged in the first section1553 d can be arranged to occupy a wider area and more turns compared tothe coil arranged in the second section 1553 e. For example, in thefirst section 1553 d, the conductive line can be arranged to be woundfive times, and in the second section 1553 e, the conductive coil can bearranged to be wound three times. By setting the number of turns of thecoil and the area in which the coil is arranged to be different fromsection to section, the null section NULL can be shifted from thecentral portion of the third conductive pattern 1553 c (e.g., the thirdconductive pattern 553 c illustrated in FIG. 5A or the like) to one side(e.g., upward in FIG. 15), and more magnetic fluxes can be radiated fromthe first section 1553 d. In addition, according to one embodiment, evenif the number of turns arranged in the first section 1553 d and thenumber of turns arranged in the second section 1553 e are the same, thenull section can be formed on one side (e.g., the area between the nullsection and the third conductive pattern in FIG. 12) from the centralportion of the third conductive pattern 1553 c (e.g., the thirdconductive pattern 553 c illustrated in FIG. 5A or the like). Accordingto one embodiment, the null section formed according to the shape ofFIG. 15 can be more widely distributed compared to the case where theareas occupied by respective sections are the same. That is, asdescribed above, the position where the null section is formed and thearea of the section where the magnetic fluxes are radiated can varydepending on the arrangement of the conductive pattern.

Referring to FIG. 16, in arranging one conductive line that forms thethird conductive pattern 1653 c (e.g., the third conductive pattern 553c illustrated in FIG. 5A or the like), a plurality of turns wound in theform of a coil can be arranged in each of the first and second sections1653 d and 1653 e. The plurality of turns, which are wound in the formof a coil in each of the first and second sections 1653 d and 1653 e,can generate current flows in the opposite directions (e.g., clockwiseand counterclockwise directions) in relation to each other,respectively. For example, when the current flow generated in the firstsection 1653 d is formed in the counterclockwise direction, the currentflow generated in the second section 1653 e can be formed in theclockwise direction.

The coils, which are formed in the first and second sections 1653 d and1653 e by the conductive line, respectively, can be formed in the samearea while being different from each other in the number of wound times(e.g., the number of turns). For example, the coil arranged in the firstsection 1653 d can have more turns, and the magnetic fluxes radiatedfrom the first section 1653 d can be more than the magnetic fluxesradiated from the second section 1653 e. Accordingly, the null sectionNULL of the magnetic fluxes radiated by the conductive pattern 1653 c(e.g., the third conductive pattern 553 c illustrated in FIG. 5A or thelike) can be shifted from the central portion of the conductive pattern1653 c (e.g., the third conductive pattern 553 c illustrated or thelike) to one side (e.g., the upper side in FIG. 16), and more magneticfluxes can be radiated from the first section 1653 d. In addition,according to one embodiment, when the number of turns of the coilarranged in the first section 1653 d is the same as the number of turnsarranged in the second section 1653 e, the magnetic fluxes generated bythe coils arranged in the plurality of sections can be furtherconcentrated to the central portion C of the conductive pattern 1653 c(e.g., the third conductive pattern 553 c illustrated in FIG. 5A or thelike) so that the recognition rate of the MST module can be enhanced.That is, as described above, depending on the arrangement of theconductive patterns, the null section forming position and the area ofthe magnetic flux radiation section can be differently formed.

Referring to FIGS. 17 and 18, the conductive pattern 1753 c or 1853 c(e.g., the third conductive pattern illustrated in FIG. 5A or the like)can be formed in the form of a coil. For example, the first section 1753d or 1853 d is arranged in the central portion and the second section1753 e or 1853 e can be arranged to enclose the periphery of the firstsection 1753 d or 1853 d. The first section 1753 d or 1853 d is formedto occupy a smaller area than the second section 1753 e or 1853 e, butcan include more conductive line portions than the second section 1753 eor 1853 e. For example, the first section 1753 d or 1853 d can includemore conductive line portions in a narrow area or space, like a solenoidcoil, so that the first section 1753 d or 1853 d can radiate moremagnetic fluxes than a flat coil (e.g., a coil formed by conductivelines in the second section). For example, the magnetic fluxes radiatedby the second section 1753 e or 1853 e can be horizontally symmetricwith reference to the central portion, and the null section can beformed in the central portion. The first section 1753 d or 1853 d can bearranged in the central portion of the second section 1753 e or 1853 eand can radiate strong magnetic fluxes to compensate the null section ofthe magnetic fluxes formed by the second section 1753 e or 1853 e. Forexample, each of the third conductive patterns 1753 c or 1853 cillustrated in FIGS. 17 and 18 can generate magnetic fluxes of which theintensity increases from the peripheral edge toward the central portion.

The shapes of the conductive patterns described in the above-describedvarious embodiments can be used for forming the first conductive pattern553 a and/or the second conductive pattern 553 b illustrated in FIG. 5Aor the like. According to another embodiment, the present disclosure isnot necessarily limited to the conductive patterns of theabove-described various embodiments (e.g., the third conductive pattern553 c illustrated in FIG. 5A or the like), and the conductive patternscan be variously formed according to a direction, to which it is desiredto shift the null section and/or an area in which it is desired to forma stronger magnetic field and/or magnetic fluxes by shifting the nullsection.

As described above, according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure, the conductive patterns (e.g., the above-mentioned thirdconductive pattern 153 c) can provide a plurality of current flow paths.For example, first and second current flow paths can be provided and itis possible to design such that the directions of the currents flowingin the first and second paths are the same. According to variousembodiments of the disclosure, the conductive patterns can furtherprovide a third current flow path, and according to the direction andintensity of the current flowing in each of the first to third paths,and the arrangement of the conductive lines, each of which forms one ofthe path, the null section can be shifted to be close to one side of theconductive patterns (e.g., to the lower side of the conductive patterns)and a stronger magnetic field and/or magnetic fluxes can be generated inthe other side (e.g., in the upper portion and/or central portion of theconductive patterns).

FIG. 19 illustrates a block diagram for describing another exemplaryconfiguration for transaction information transmission of an electronicdevice 400 according to one of various embodiments of the presentdisclosure (e.g., the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1).

Referring to FIG. 19, according to various embodiments, a conductivepattern 1953 c (e.g., the third conductive pattern 553 c illustrated inFIG. 5A or the like) can include a plurality of coils 1953 f and 1953 g,the same signal can be applied to each of the coils from a controlcircuit (e.g., the MST module 1957 c). For example, the third conductivepattern 1953 c can include first and second coils 1953 f and 1953 g thatare arranged to be independent from each other, the same signals can besimultaneously applied to the first and second coils 1953 f and 1953 gfrom the MST module 1957 c. The first and second coils 1953 f and 1953 gcan be arranged to be adjacent to each other.

According to various embodiments, when the conductive pattern 1953 c(e.g., the third conductive pattern 553 c illustrated in FIG. 5A or thelike) is formed in a multi-layer circuit board, (e.g., a flexibleprinted circuit board, the first and second coils 1953 f and 1953 g canbe formed in the same layer or different layers (or surfaces) of theflexible printed circuit board. According to various embodiments, whenthe first and second coils 1953 f and 1953 g are formed in differentlayers of the flexible printed circuit board, the first and second coils1953 f and 1953 g can be arranged to be adjacent to each other or topartially overlap with each other when viewed from the upper side of theflexible printed circuit board.

FIGS. 20 to 23 are plan views illustrating various exemplary conductivepatterns for transaction information transmission in an electronicdevice 400 according to one of various embodiments of the presentdisclosure (e.g., the electronic device 101), respectively.

Referring to FIG. 20, the first and second coils 2053 f and 2053 g, towhich the same signals are simultaneously applied from the MST module(e.g., the MST module 1957 c of FIG. 19) can be arranged to have thesame specifications (e.g., such that the conductive lines have the samenumber of turns and occupy the same area while being wound in the samedirection). When the same signals are simultaneously applied to thefirst and second coils 2053 f and 2053 g, the first and second coils2053 f and 2053 g generate current flows in the same direction (e.g., inthe clockwise direction). The conductive pattern 2053 c (e.g., the thirdconductive pattern 553 c illustrated in 5A or the like), which is formedof the first and second coils 2053 f and 2053 g, can generate magneticfluxes of which the null section is positioned to be offset to one sideor the other side depending on the magnetic fluxes generated by each ofthe first and second coils 2053 f and 2053 g.

Referring to FIG. 21, the first and second coils 2153 f and 2153 g,which receive the same signals simultaneously applied from the MSTmodule (e.g., the MST module 1957 c of FIG. 19), can be formed such thatthe conductive lines are wound in the opposite directions while beingarranged to have the same number of turns and to occupy the same area.When the same signals are simultaneously applied to the first and secondcoils 2153 f and 2153 g, the first and second coils 2153 f and 2153 gcan generate current flows in the opposite directions in relation toeach other. For example, when the first coil 2153 f generates a currentflow in the clockwise direction, the second coil 2153 g can generate acurrent flow in the counterclockwise direction. The conductive pattern2153 c (e.g., the third conductive pattern 553 c illustrated in FIG. 5Aor the like) formed of the first and second coils 2153 f and 2153 g cangenerate magnetic fluxes of which the null section is positioned to beoffset to one side or the other side according to the magnetic fluxesgenerated by each of the first and second coils 2153 f and 2153 g.

Referring to FIG. 22, the first and second coils 2253 f and 2253 g,which receive the same signals simultaneously applied from the MSTmodule (e.g., the MST module 1957 c of FIG. 19), can be arranged to havedifferent numbers of turns and to occupy different areas. When the samesignals are simultaneously applied to the first and second coils 2253 fand 2253 g, the second coil 2253 g, which is formed to occupy a largerarea while having more turns, can radiate more magnetic fluxes than thefirst coil 2253 f. For example, when the same signals are applied to thefirst and second coils 2253 f and 2253 g arranged as illustrated in FIG.22, respectively, the null section generated by the conductive pattern2253 c (e.g., the third conductive pattern 553 c illustrated in FIG. 5Aor the like) formed of the first and second coils 2253 f and 2253 g canbe formed to be offset to the left side from the central portion.

According to various embodiments, the first and second coils forming theconductive pattern (e.g., the third conductive pattern 553 c illustratedin FIG. 5A or the like) can take the form of a flat coil arranged in thesame plane, but can take the form of a solenoid coil. For example,referring to FIG. 23, the conductive lines forming the first coil 2353 fcan take a form in which they are wound on the outer peripheral surfaceof the housing 2301 of the electronic device 2300 while being arrangedto extend in the longitudinal direction of the electronic device 2300,while the conductive lines forming the second coil 2353 g can take aform in which they are wound on the outer peripheral surface of thehousing 2301 of the electronic device 2300 while being arranged toextend in the width direction of the electronic device 2300.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, when theconductive pattern (e.g., the third conductive pattern 553 c illustratedin FIG. 5A or the like) takes the form of a flat coil, the magneticfluxes generated by the conductive pattern (e.g., the third conductivepattern 553 c illustrated in FIG. 5A or the like) can be radiated towardone surface (e.g., the rear surface) of the electronic device 101 or theother surface (e.g., the front surface) of the electronic device 101.Alternatively, according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure, when the third conductive pattern takes the form of asolenoid coil as illustrated in FIG. 23, the magnetic fluxes can beradiated in more directions (e.g., in the directions toward the upperend, lower end and/or side) compared to the case where the thirdconductive pattern takes the form of a flat coil. When the first andsecond coils are formed as flat coils, any one of the conductivepatterns (e.g., the third conductive pattern 553 c illustrated in FIG.5A or the like) illustrated in FIGS. 12 to 18 can be included.

While FIG. 23 illustrates the first and second coils 2353 f and 2353 gby dotted lines for the convenience of illustration and description, theconductive lines that form the first and second coils 2353 f and 2353 gcan be formed of a transparent material (e.g., an indium-tin oxide). Forexample, even if the first and coils 2353 f and 2353 g are arranged onthe display device 2302 a, it is possible to prevent image quality frombeing deteriorated

FIGS. 24A to 24F are views for another exemplary configuration fortransaction information transmission in an electronic device accordingto one of various embodiments of the present disclosure (e.g., theelectronic device illustrated in FIG. 1).

Referring to FIG. 24A(a), according to various embodiments, theconductive pattern 2453 c (e.g., the third conductive pattern 553 cillustrated in FIG. 5A or the like) can include a plurality of coils2453 f and 2453 g, and a signal can be independently applied to each ofthe coils 2453 f and 2453 g from a control circuit (e.g., the MST module2457 c). For example, the conductive pattern 2453 c can include firstand second coils 2453 f and 2453 g which are independently arranged inrelation to each other, and the same signals or different signals can besimultaneously applied to the first and second coils 2453 f and 2453 gfrom the MST module 2457 c. The first and second coils 2453 f and 2453 gcan be arranged to be adjacent to each other. The conductive pattern2453 c (e.g., the third conductive pattern 553 c illustrated in FIG. 5Aor the like) can generate magnetic fluxes in variously differentdistributions according to a time point when a signal is applied to eachof the first and second coils 2453 f and 2453 g, a time interval forwhich a signal application state is maintained, or the direction of asignal current.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, theelectronic device can sense an alignment state with an external deviceand can differently set the time point when a signal is applied to eachof the first and second coils 2453 f and 2453 g, a time interval forwhich a signal application state is maintained, or the direction of asignal current. For example, according to the repetition of an actionthat brings the electronic device 2400 (illustrated in FIG. 24D) to theexternal device or the moving direction of the electronic device 2400,according to an alignment angle and distance between the electronicdevice 2400 and the external device, or according the location where theelectronic device 2400 is gripped by the user, the rotation of theelectronic device 2400, or the inclined angle of the electronic device2400, a signal can be applied to each of the first and second coils 2453f and 2453 g such that magnetic fluxes, which are easily transmitted tothe external device, can be generated.

For example, first and second signals, which are different from eachother, can be applied to the first and second coils 2453 f and 2453 g,respectively. In consideration of the relative positions or the likebetween the electronic device 2400 and the external device, the firstand second signals can be applied, simultaneously, sequentially,alternately, and/or partially overlapping in time, to the first andsecond coils 2453 f and 2453 g, respectively. The first and secondsignals can be equal to each other.

According to various embodiments, the first and second signals can causethe first and second coils 2453 f and 2453 g to generate current flowsin the same direction or in different directions. For example, when thefirst signal is applied to the first coil 2453 f for a predeterminedlength of time to generate a current flow in a first direction, thesecond signal may not be applied to the second coil 2453 g. In anothertime interval, when the second signal is applied to the second coil 2453g to generate a current flow in a second direction, the first signal maynot be applied to the first coil 2453 f. The first and second directionsof the current flows, which are generated by the first and second coils2453 f and 2453 g, respectively, can be equal to each other or differentfrom each other.

According to various embodiments, the control circuit (e.g., the controlcircuit 857 of FIG. 8) can variously control the time points when thefirst and second signals as described above are applied, an applicationpattern, a time interval for which the application state is maintained,the direction of the signal current, etc. according to the alignmentstate between the electronic device 100 and the external device and/orwhether the information transmission is successful.

According to various embodiments, the conductive pattern 2453 c (e.g.,the third conductive pattern 553 c illustrated in FIG. 5A or the like)includes a plurality of coils, and the shapes and arrangements of thecoils forming the conductive pattern 2453 c (e.g., the third conductivepattern 553 c illustrated in FIG. 5A or the like) in the structure wherethe signal is independently applied to each of the coils can be similarto those of the embodiments described above with reference to FIGS. 19to 23. Accordingly, detailed descriptions for the shapes or arrangementsof the coils forming the conductive patterns 2453 c (e.g., the thirdconductive pattern 2453 c illustrated in FIG. 5A or the like) accordingto the present embodiments will be omitted. According to variousembodiments, each of the above-described first and second coils 2453 fand 2453 g can be formed of a part or the entirety of any one of theconductive patterns of the embodiments described above with reference toFIGS. 5B to 18. According to various embodiments, each of theabove-described first and second coils 2453 f and 2453 g can be formedof any one of the conductive patterns of the embodiments described abovewith reference to FIGS. 5B to 18 or a combination of two or more of theconductive patterns.

Referring to FIG. 24A(b), the plurality of coils can include a firstcoil (e.g., the first coil 2453 f of FIG. 24A(a)) and a second coil(e.g., the second coil 2453 g of FIG. 24A(a)), and the first coil or thesecond coil can be electrically connected to the MST module 2457 c orthe wireless charge module 2457 a.

For example, according to one embodiment, the MST module 2457 c canapply the same signals or different signals through a plurality of coilswithin the MST module 2457 c. According to one embodiment, the samesignals or different signals can be simultaneously applied to the firstand second coils, respectively, from the MST module 2457 c or thewireless charge module 2457 a. For example, according to the time pointswhen the signals are applied to the first and second coils,respectively, the time intervals for which signal application states aremaintained, or the directions of the signal currents, the conductivepattern (e.g., the conductive pattern 2453 c of FIG. 24A(a)) cangenerate magnetic fluxes in variously different distributions.

For example, the MST module 2457 c can transmit transaction informationthrough one or more of the first coil and the second coil. For example,the MST module 2457 c can select one or more of the first coil and thesecond coil according to a pre-set selection condition, and can transmitthe transaction information through the selected coil(s). The pre-setselection condition can include a case in which the selection is madebased on the distance between the external device to receive thetransaction information and the electronic device. For example, the MSTmodule 2457 c can transmit the transaction information through theselected one of the first coil and the second coil, and can transmit thetransaction information again through the other non-selected one of thefirst and second coils based on whether a response to the transactioninformation is received or based on the response contents. For example,the MST module 2457 c can be set to transmit the transaction informationthrough the selected one of the first coil and the second coil, and inresponse to the response indicating that the transaction information hasbeen received, to refrain from a connection between the selected coiland the external device.

For example, the wireless charge module 2457 a can acquire power fromone or more of the first coil and the second coil or can transmit power.

FIG. 24B is a view illustrating a plurality of coils according tovarious embodiments of the present disclosure.

Although not illustrated, the NFC can operate in a polling mode duringthe transmission of an MST signal. The electronic device 2400 (e.g., theelectronic device 101 of FIG. 1) can transmit a signal to a POS terminalat least once through one or more coils (e.g., the first coil 2453 f andthe second coil 2453 g), and the signal can include pulses indicatingthe entire transaction information (the entirety of first transactiondata and/or second transaction data). Among signals transmitted for onesec, one or more pulses can include different data. As another example,one or more pulses can be transmitted through different MST modules(coil antennas), respectively. Although not illustrated, during thetransmission of the MST signal, the NFC can operate in a polling mode.

Referring to FIG. 24B(a), among a plurality of coils, when a current inthe counterclockwise direction flows in the first coil 2453 f and nocurrent flows in the second coil 2453 g, a null can be formed in thecentral portion of the first coil 2453 f among the plurality of coilsand no null can be formed in a portion corresponding to the second coil2453 g.

Referring to FIG. 24B(b), when a current in the counterclockwisedirection flows in the second coil 2453 g and no current flows in thefirst coil 2453 f among the plurality of coils, a null can be formed inthe central portion of the second coil 2453 g among the plurality ofcoils and no null can be formed in a portion corresponding to the firstcoil 2453 f.

In the case where only one coil is selected among the first coil 2453 fand the second coil 2453 g as in FIGS. 24B(a) and 24B(b), a current iscaused to alternately flow in the selected coil, and transactioninformation is transmitted to an external POS terminal only through theone selected coil in which the current alternately flows, a null can bealternately formed only in the central portion of the one coil among thefirst coil 2453 f and the second coil 2453 g. Thus, even if a reader ofthe POS terminal is provided in the central portion of each coil, thetransaction information can be transmitted to the POS terminalregardless of whether the null is formed.

As illustrated in FIG. 24B(c), the null sections, which are generated bythe first coil 2453 f and the second coil 2453 g, respectively, may notoverlap with each other. According to various embodiments, an electronicdevice 2400 (e.g., the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1) can transmit asignal to the POS terminal through a plurality of coils at least once,and can generate a sequence of a plurality of signals using firsttransaction information and/or second transaction information. Forexample, the electronic device 101 can transmit a transaction signalthrough the first coil 2453 f in a first MST signal section, and cantransmit the transaction signal through the second coil 2453 g in thesecond MST signal section. As a result, while the transaction progresses(e.g., while the MST signal is transmitted 16 times), the electronicdevice 101 can give an effect as if the null section of a magnetic fieldinput to the reader of an external device (a POS terminal) moves. Whenthe reader of the external device (the POS terminal) is positioned in afirst null section, the electronic device 101 can complete thetransaction by receiving an input of transaction information of a secondsection that is transmitted through the second coil 2453 g, or cancomplete the transaction by receiving an input of transactioninformation of the MST signal section. As another example, an electronicdevice 2400 (e.g., the electronic device 101) can transmit a signal tothe POS terminal at least once through one or more coils, and cangenerate a sequence of a plurality of signals using first transactioninformation and/or second transaction information. The electronic devicecan store instructions that cause the sequence of the plurality ofsignals to be magnetically transmitted to the outside through aconductive pattern (e.g., the third conductive pattern 2453 c of FIG.24A). One or more signals among the sequence of the plurality of signalscan include pulses indicating the entirety of first transactioninformation and/or second transaction information (the entirety of thefirst transaction data and/or the second transaction data).

As illustrated in FIG. 24B(d), the first coil 2453 f and the second coil2453 g can be, but not exclusively, arranged in an upper/lower structurein relation to each other within an electronic device 2400 (e.g., theelectronic device 101 of FIG. 1).

FIG. 24C illustrates a plurality of coils according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 24C(a), according to various embodiments, when acurrent in a first direction (e.g., a counterclockwise direction) flowsin the first coil 2453 f and a current in a second direction (e.g., aclockwise direction) flows through the second coil 2453 g, the magneticfluxes generated by the first coil 2453 f and the magnetic fluxesgenerated by the second coil 2453 g can transmit transaction informationto an external device while forming nulls in the central portion of thefirst coil 2453 f and the central portion of the second coil 2453 g,respectively.

Referring to FIG. 24C(b), according to various embodiments, when acurrent in a first direction (e.g., a clockwise direction) flows in thefirst coil 2453 f and the second coil 2453 g, the magnetic fluxesgenerated by the first coil 2453 f and the magnetic fluxes generated bythe second coil 2453 g can transmit transaction information to anexternal device while forming a null in a central portion between thefirst coil 2453 f and the second coil 2453 g.

When currents in the same direction and currents in opposite directionsare caused to flow in the first coil 2453 f and the second coil 2453 galternately with a specific time interval as in FIGS. 24C(a) and 24C(b),transaction information can be more easily transmitted to a POS terminalregardless whether a null is formed even if the reader of the POSterminal is provided in the central portion of each coil or in thecentral portion between two coils.

The methods described above with reference to FIGS. 24B and 24C can beused in a mixed manner.

FIG. 24D is a view illustrating one method of transmitting transactioninformation according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 24D(a), according to various embodiments, when a card(e.g., a magnetic card) 2411 comes in contact with a POS terminal (e.g.,a POS reader) 2413 and is swiped, the POS terminal 2413 can receivetransaction information called “A” from the card 2411.

According to various embodiments, an electronic device 2400 (e.g., theelectronic device 101 of FIG. 1) can receive transaction information(e.g., Track 1, Track 2, Track 3, or token information) included in atleast a part of a magnetic stripe of the card 2411 from a card companyserver or a bank server through a communication module, and can storethe transaction information in a processor (e.g., the processor of FIG.2) or a separate embedded security module in a necessary form.

According to various embodiments, the magnetic card (e.g., the card 2411of FIG. 24D(a)) can store data for each of Track 1, Track 2, and Track3. The card reader (e.g., the POS terminal 2413 of FIG. 24D(a)) can beprovided with a header and a coil to read the data recorded in thetracks (magnetic stripe tracks) of the magnetic card. When a track ofthe magnetic card (e.g., a magnetized black line) is swiped at theposition of the header in the rail portion of the card reader, magneticforce lines, which pass through the coil connected to the header, can bechanged. A current corresponding to the change of the magnetic forcelines is generated in the carder reader, and the card reader can readand process the data recorded in the track from the current. In otherwords, the static magnetic field associated with the magnetic stripe,when the card is swiped through the reader, results in a time-varyingmagnetic flux linking the pick-up coil arrangement, and that changingmagnetic flux causes a corresponding voltage to be induced.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device (e.g., theelectronic device 2400 of FIG. 24D(b)) can store the data recorded inthe tracks of the magnetic card, and can be provided with a module formagnetic field communication (e.g., an MST module). The MST module canput the data, which are recorded in the tracks, in the magnetic fieldsignal to transmit the data to the card reader through an antenna (e.g.,the first coil 2453 f and the second coil 2453 g of FIG. 24D(b)). Then,a current, which is the same as the current generated when the magneticcard is swiped at the position of the header of the card reader, can begenerated in the card reader. That is, the user can pay costs or thelike by bringing the electronic device to be close to the card reader orto come in contact with the carder.

According to various embodiments, the data put in an MST signal andtransmitted by the MST module can be transmitted in the form of token.In a transaction method using the token, not Tracks 1, 2, and 3 but atleast a part of data of Tracks 1, 2, and 3 can be substituted with atoken or a cryptogram. For example, in Track 1, 2, and 3, PAN can besubstituted with a token. Additional data and discretionary data inTracks 1 and 2, and use and security data and additional data in Track 3can be substituted with a cryptogram. Substituted values can beconverted into bits and the bits can be put in the MST signal to betransmitted to the card reader. For example, when the track data formatis used, the token information can be sent to the card company withoutseparately making a change in the card reader. Here, the token caninclude an ID for identifying the card. In addition, the token caninclude information for identifying the card company. Transaction datacan include the expiration date of the card, a merchant ID, etc. and canbe made by combining some pieces of information related to atransaction.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 2400 cangenerate a magnetic field signal. For example, the magnetic field signalgenerated in the electronic device 2400 can be a signal similar to amagnetic field signal that is generated as the card 2411 is swiped inthe card reader of a card reading device (or a POS terminal) 2413. Forexample, a user can pay purchase costs or the like by bringing aportable electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 2400), which hasgenerated a magnetic field signal, to be close to or to come in contactwith the card reading device (e.g., a POS terminal 2413) without using aseparate magnetic card (e.g., the card 2411).

According to one embodiment, the transaction information transmitted byat least one coil (e.g., the coil 2453 f or 2453 g of FIG. 24D) caninclude data in a token form including information for the transactioncard. For example, the data in the token form can include tokeninformation and cryptogram information, the token information caninclude card identification (ID) information received from a cardcompany, and the cryptogram information can include transaction datawhich can include at least one of expiration date information of thecard used at the time of transaction and card member storeidentification (ID) information received from the POS terminal.

According to one embodiment, at least one coil (e.g., the coil 2453 f or2453 g of FIG. 24d ) can transmit the first track data, the second trackdata, and the third track data to the POS terminal in a form in whichone or more track data are substituted with token information andcryptogram information by the control circuit. For example, among thetrack data, AD (Additional Data) and DD (Discretionary Data) can besubstituted with the cryptogram information, and PAN information can besubstituted with token information. In this case, there is an advantagein that because data of track units, which have been used when using theexisting card, can be used in transmitting the transaction information,the transaction can be performed only with the token information withoutchanging separate data on the POS terminal.

According to one embodiment, among the one or more coils, the first coil2453 f can transmit the data of the first track to the POS terminal, andthe second coil 2453 g can transmit the data of the second track to thePOS terminal.

According to various embodiments, even in the case where the electronicdevice is provided with a plurality of coils rather than a single coil,each of the plurality of coils can have the shapes that have describedabove with reference to FIGS. 11 to 18. Referring to FIG. 24D(b),according to various embodiments, one coil selected among a first coil2453 f and a second coil 2453 g that are provided in the electronicdevice 2400, for example, the first coil 2453 f can transmit transactioninformation including at least a part of transaction information “A”,which is transmitted by a card 2411 to a POS terminal 2413, to the POSterminal 2413 in the form of magnetic fluxes (or, in other words, in theform of a magnetic signal). In addition, the second coil 2453 g, whichis alternately selected with the first coil 2453 f, can transmittransaction information including at least a part of the transactioninformation “A” to the POS terminal 2413 in the form of magnetic fluxes.

Even in the case where a signal including transaction information istransmitted to an external device (e.g., a POS terminal) using a singlecoil rather than a plurality of coils as described above with referenceto FIGS. 24D(a) and 24D(b), the above-described method is alsoapplicable. For example, one first coil (e.g., the coil 2453 f) cantransmit transaction information including at least a part of thetransaction information “A” to the POS terminal 2413 in the form ofmagnetic fluxes.

FIG. 24E is a view illustrating another method of transmittingtransaction information according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure.

Referring to FIG. 24E(a), according to various embodiments, when a card2411 is swiped through a POS terminal 2413 in a first direction (e.g.,from top to bottom), the POS terminal 2413 can receive first transactioninformation called “A” from the card 2411. Referring to FIG. 24E(b),when the card 2411 is swiped through the POS terminal 2413 in a seconddirection (e.g., from bottom to top), the POS terminal 2413 can receivesecond transaction information called “B” from the card 2411.

Referring to FIG. 24E(c), according to various embodiments, in order tocause the electronic device 2400 to transmit the first transactioninformation “A” and the second transaction information “B”, the firstcoil 2453 f and the second coil 2453 g of the electronic device 2400 canbe alternately selected. Upon being selected, the first coil 2453 f cantransmit transaction information including at least a part of the firsttransaction information “A” to the POS terminal 2413, and the secondcoil 2453 g can transmit transaction information including at least apart of the second transaction information “B” to the POS terminal 2413.According to one embodiment, each of the alternately selected coils canselect transaction information of one or more of the first transactioninformation “A” and the second transaction information “B” according toa pre-set condition, and can transmit the transaction information to thePOS terminal.

FIG. 24F is a view illustrating still another method of transmittingtransaction information according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure.

As illustrated in FIGS. 24F(a) and 24F(b), the electronic device 2400can select one of the first coil 2453 f and the second coil 2453 gaccording to a relative position or the distance between the electronicdevice 2400 and the POS terminal 2413, or according to a relativeposition or the distance between the first coil 2453 f or the secondcoil 2453 g and the POS terminal 2413. For example, as illustrated inFIG. 24F(a), when the distance between the first coil 2453 f and the POSterminal 2413 is shorter than the distance between the second coil 2453g and the POS terminal 2413, the electronic device 2400 can select thefirst coil 2453 f and can transmit transaction information to the POSterminal 2413 through the selected first coil 2453 f. Unlike this, forexample, as illustrated in FIG. 24F(b), when the distance between thesecond coil 2453 g and the POS terminal 2413 is shorter than thedistance between the first coil 2453 f and the POS terminal 2413, theelectronic device 2400 can select the second coil 2453 g and cantransmit transaction information to the POS terminal 2413 through theselected second coil 2453 g. All the above-described transactioninformation transmission methods can be used by being variouslycombined.

FIG. 25 is a perspective view illustrating an electronic device 2500according to another embodiment among various embodiments of the presentdisclosure. The electronic device 2500 can be the electronic device 101of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 25, the electronic device 2500 can include a main body2501 and wearing members 2502 a and 2502 b that extend from oppositesides of the main body 2501, respectively to be capable of being worn onthe user's body portion (e.g., a wrist). The electronic device 2500 caninclude conductive patterns 2553 c-1 and 2553 c-2 that radiate magneticfluxes. The conductive patterns 2553 c-1 and 2553 c-2 can be formed by apart or the entirety of one of the conductive patterns or coils of theabove-described embodiments, or can be formed of a combination of two ormore of the conductive patterns or coils of the above-describedembodiments. In the present embodiment, a plurality of conductivepatterns 2553 c-1 and 2553 c-2 can be arranged in the wearing members2502 a and 2502 b, respectively.

Among the conductive patterns, a first conductive pattern 2553 c-1 caninclude a flat coil 2553 f-1 and a solenoid coil 2553 g-1 that arearranged to be adjacent to each other (without overlapping with eachother). Among the conductive patterns, a second conductive pattern 2553c-2 can include a flat coil 2553 f-2 and a solenoid coil 2553 g-2 thatare arranged to partially overlap with each other. Each of theconductive patterns 2553 c-1 and 2553 c-2 can receive a signal currentapplied through a control circuit embedded in the main body 2501 toradiate magnetic fluxes, and can transmit information (e.g., transactioninformation) to an external device (e.g., a magnetic reading type POSterminal) through the radiated magnetic fluxes.

According to various embodiments, another conductive pattern can beembedded in the main body 2501. The conductive pattern embedded in themain body 2501 can include a flat coil arranged on a display device or asolenoid coil wound on the outer peripheral surface of the main body2501.

FIG. 26 is a view illustrating a method of displaying a transactionscreen according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

As illustrated in FIG. 26, the electronic device 2600 can include aconductive bezel area 2660 that encloses at least a part of theelectronic device so as to receive an input. According to oneembodiment, the electronic device 2600 can include one or more keys (orbuttons) instead of the conductive bezel area. For example, among thefirst coil (e.g., the first coil 2453 f of FIG. 24D or the like) and thesecond coil (e.g., the second coil 2453 g of FIG. 24D or the like), atleast one coil can include at least a part of the conductive bezel (orkey) that encloses at least a part of the electronic device 2600. Forexample, the electronic device can execute a transaction application(e.g., Samsung Pay) through a user's input by swiping toward the displayfrom the lower bezel area of the electronic device. In another example,when a user's input (e.g., an input of dragging the user's fingerprintfrom bottom to top) is received through the conductive bezel (or key)area 2660, the electronic device 2600 can display at least one card 2611previously registered in the electronic device, through the display 2621based on the user's input. In still another example, the displayedscreen can be a transaction screen in which the card is included.

FIG. 27 is a view illustrating a method of displaying a transactionscreen according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

As illustrated in FIG. 27, the electronic device 2700 includes a homebutton 2760, and, in a state where a first card “CARD-A” 2711-A isdisplayed on a display 2721, when an input executed from left to right(or, right to left) (not limited thereto) is received through thedisplay 2721, the electronic device 2700 can display a second card“CARD-B” 2711-B through the display 2721. In this way, the user caneasily change the transaction card from the first card to the secondcard.

FIG. 28 is a view illustrating a method of displaying a transactionscreen according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 28, an electronic device 2800 located in a pre-setdistance from a POS terminal 2813 can display, through a display 2821,POS terminal position information 2830 corresponding to the POS terminaland card information 2811, which is information for a selectedtransaction means. For example, the POS terminal position information2830 can include information concerning a relative position or arelative distance between the electronic device 2800 and the POSterminal 2813. For example, when the position of the electronic device2800 comes close to the position of the POS terminal 2813, the display2821 can reduce distance between a location in which the cardinformation 2811 is displayed and a location in which the POS terminalposition information 2830 is displayed. For example, the electronicdevice 2800 can acquire a relative position or a relative distancebetween the electronic device 2800 and the POS terminal 2813 through aseparate sensing device (e.g., an NFC module, a camera module, or asensor module), and can control the display 2821 to change the locationin which the POS terminal position information 2830 is displayed by thedisplay 2821 or the size thereof using the acquired relative position ordistance in relation to the POS terminal 2813. According to oneembodiment, the electronic device 2800 can output the positioninformation in relation to the POS terminal not only through thedisplay, but also through an output unit or a haptic module. Accordingto one embodiment, the POS terminal position information 2830 displayedby the display 2821 can include various sizes, various shapes, andvarious colors.

FIGS. 29 and 30 are views illustrating a method of displaying atransaction screen according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure.

As illustrated in FIGS. 29 and 30, an electronic device 2900 or 3000 candisplay card information 2911 or 3011 and POS terminal positioninformation 2930 or 3030 through a display 2921 or 3021. For example,the electronic device 2900 or 3000 can acquire a relative distance and arelative position between a POS terminal 2913 or 3013 and the electronicdevice 2900 or 3000, and can determine whether it is possible for thePOS terminal 2913 or 3013 and a plurality of coils (e.g., the first coil2453 f and the second coil 2453 g of FIG. 24d or the like) to exchangethe transaction information with each other based on the acquiredrelative distance or relative position. As a result of determination,when the plurality of coils (e.g., the first coil 2453 f and the secondcoil 2453 g of FIG. 24D or the like) and the POS terminal 2913 or 3013cannot exchange transaction information with each other, the electronicdevice 2900 or 3000 can display, through the display 2921 or 3021,device guide information that guides the electronic device 2900 or 3000to the relative position or relative distance where the POS terminal2913 or 3013 and the plurality of coils (the first coil 2453 f and the2453 g of FIG. 24D or the like) can exchange the transactioninformation.

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 29, when the relative distancebetween the electronic device 2900 and the POS terminal 2913 is in arange that disables the exchange of transaction information, theelectronic device 2900 can display, through the display 2921, deviceguide information to move the electronic device 2900 toward the POSterminal 2913 (“Move to left upper end for transaction” 2940). Forexample, as illustrated in FIG. 30, when the relative position betweenthe electronic device 3000 and the POS terminal 3013 is in a range thatdisables the exchange of transaction information, the electronic device3000 can display, through the display 3021, device guide information toguide the electronic device 3000 to be rotated toward the POS terminal3013 (“Rotate leftward for transaction” 3040). The electronic device3000 can output the position information in relation to the POS terminalnot only through the display, but also through an output unit or ahaptic module, and the POS terminal position information 3030 displayedby the display 3021 can include various sizes, various shapes, andvarious colors.

FIG. 31 is a view illustrating a method of displaying a transactionscreen according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 31, when the relative distance between the POSterminal 3113 and the electronic device 3100 is in a range that enablesthe exchange of transaction information, the electronic device 3100 candisplay, through the display 3121, the POS terminal position information3130 and the card information 3111 to partially overlap with each other.For example, when the relative distance between the POS terminal 3113and the electronic device 3100 is in the range that enables the exchangeof transaction information, the electronic device 3100 can display,through the display 3121, transaction instruction guide information forguiding the input of a transaction instruction (“Recognize fingerprintfor transaction” and a fingerprint recognition guide arrow 3115) andfingerprint guide information 3117.

FIG. 32 is a view illustrating a method of displaying a transactionscreen according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

As illustrated in FIG. 32, the electronic device 3200 can display thecard information 3211 through the display 3221, and can receive afingerprint recognition or transaction decision instruction through thebezel area 3260. For example, when a fingerprint recognition ortransaction decision instruction is received through the bezel area3260, the electronic device 3200 can determine that authentication fortransaction is completed.

When the authentication is completed, the electronic device 3200 candisplay, through the display 3221, transaction progressing information3219-A indicating “in progress of processing transaction.” Thetransaction progressing information 3219-A can include dot, circle, orvarious forms of planes.

When a pre-set length of time has elapsed in progress of processing atransaction after the authentication was completed, the electronicdevice 3200 can enlarge the transaction progressing information 3219-Ain proportion to the elapsed length of time, and can display theenlarged transaction progressing information 3219-B through the display3221.

The electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1) cantransmit an MST signal including the transaction information to the POSterminal at every designated period (e.g., 1 sec) and designated times(e.g., 16 times) alternately using the first coil (e.g., the first coil2453 f of 24D) and the second coil (e.g., the second coil 2453 g of FIG.24D) among the plurality of coils.

FIG. 33 is a view illustrating a method of displaying a transactionscreen according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

As illustrated in FIG. 33, the electronic device 3300 can be set torefrain from the transaction information transmission to the POSterminal 3313 when a transaction completion massage 3370 includinginformation indicating “transaction has been completed” is received tothe POS terminal 3313, and displayed on the display 3321.

FIG. 34 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware structure of anelectronic device 3400 (e.g., the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1) thatis capable of conducting a transaction function, according to variousembodiments.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 3400 can include, forexample, a camera module 3401, an acceleration sensor 3403, a gyrosensor 3405, a biometric sensor 3407, an MST module 3410, an NFC module3420, an MST control module 3430, an NFC control module 3440, aprocessor 3450, and a memory 3460. The camera module 3401 can capture animage of a card required for transaction so as to acquire cardinformation. The camera module 3401 can recognize card informationindicated on the card (e.g., a card company, a card number, an effectivedate of the card, or a card owner name) through an Optical CharacterReader (OCR) function. Alternatively, the user can input necessary cardinformation using an input device (e.g., a touch panel, a pen sensor, akey, an ultrasonic input device, or a microphone input device) includedin the electronic device (terminal).

According to one embodiment, the acceleration sensor 3403 or the gyrosensor 3405 can acquire a position state of the electronic device at thetime of transaction. The acquired position information of the electronicdevice is transferred to the processor 3450, and the processor canadjust the intensity of a magnetic field (or the intensity of a current)sent to a POS terminal from the MST module 3410 based on the acquiredposition state of the electronic device, or in the case where there area plurality of coil antennas, can select a coil antenna to be used.

According to one embodiment, the biometric sensor 3407 can acquire theuser's biometric information (e.g., a fingerprint or an iris) in orderto perform the authentication of a card or the user for transaction.

According to one embodiment, the MST module can include a coil antenna.The MST control module 3430 can supply voltages, of which the directions(or polarities) are different from each other, to the opposite ends ofthe coil antenna and can control the direction of a current flowing inthe coil antenna according to data (e.g., 0 or 1 bit). A signal sentthrough the coil antenna (a magnetic signal generated by a coil in whichthe current flows) can generate an induced electromotive force in thePOS terminal in a manner similar to an operation of causing a magneticcard to be practically read by the POS terminal.

According to one embodiment, the MST control module 3430 can include adata reception module 3434 and an output conversion module 3433. Thedata reception module 3434 can receive a pulse signal in a logicallow/high form that includes transaction information transmitted by theprocessor 3450 or an internal security module.

The output conversion module 3433 can include a circuit to convert data,which is recognized by the data reception module 3434, into a form thatis required for transmission to the MST module 3410. The circuit caninclude an H-bridge to control the directions of the voltages suppliedto the opposite ends of the MST module 3410.

According to one embodiment, based on the card information input throughthe camera module or an input device (e.g., a touch panel or a pensensor), the electronic device can receive transaction information(e.g., Track 1, Track 2, Track 3, or token information) included in amagnetic stripe of a magnetic card from a card company/a bank serverthrough a communication module (not illustrated), and can store thetransaction information in a form required for the processor or aseparate internal security module. The output conversion module and thedata reception module can be a single device.

FIG. 35 is a view illustrating a configuration of an MST circuitaccording to various embodiments.

According to one embodiment, an MST data transmission unit 3510 cantransmit information required at the time of transaction to an MSTcontrol module 3520. The MST data transmission unit can be a processoror a security region (Trust zone, Secure World) within the processor.The MST data transmission unit can be a separate internal securitymodule (eSE/UICC) within the electronic device. The MST datatransmission unit can transmit a control signal 3512 to be activated fora length of time required for the MST module 3530 together with a pulsesignal 3511. According to another embodiment, the MST data transmissionunit can transmit differential type data that have different phases,respectively. The MST data transmission unit can differentiate andsequentially transmit Track 1 data, Track 2 data, and Track 3 dataincluded in the magnetic card on time base, or can arrange and transmitrespective data to be intersected.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device (e.g., the electronicdevice 201 of FIG. 2) can simultaneously or sequentially transmitmagnetic signals (e.g., an NFC signal and an MST signal) through thecommunication module 220. The NFC module 228 and the MST module canselectively send transaction information to an external device (e.g.,the POS terminal) according to a designated schedule or a signal period(e.g., 0.2 sec). The NFC module 228 and the MST module can selectivelyoperate in a designated time interval so as to reduce power consumptionaccording to the signal transmission, and to prevent duplicatetransactions. The user can conduct a transaction merely through anaction of bringing the electronic device 201 to come in contact with orto be close to a designated transaction reception device, even if theuser does not separately select a communication method.

According to one embodiment, the data reception module 3522 canrecognize a low/high state of the transferred pulse signal as data(e.g., 0 bit or 1 bit). Alternatively, the data reception module 3522can confirm the number of low-to-high transitions for a designatedlength of time, and can recognize the number as data. For example, whenthe number of low-to-high transitions for the designated length of timeis one, it can be recognized as 0 (zero) bit, and when the number istwo, it can be recognized as 1 (one) bit.

According to various embodiments, the output conversion module 3521 caninclude a circuit to convert the data recognized by the data receptionmodule 3522 into a form required for transfer to the MST module 3530.The circuit can include a first switch S1, a second switch S2, a thirdswitch S3, and a fourth switch S4. The first switch S1 and the fourthswitch S4 can have the same control state, and the second switch S2 andthe third switch S3 can have the same control state. According to thecontrol states of the switches, the directions of the voltages suppliedto the opposite ends of the coil antenna 3531 can be changed. At thistime, the voltage level supplied to the antenna can be zero bit or onebit. For example, in the case of zero bit, the first switch and thefourth switch can be turned ON and the second switch and the thirdswitch can be turned OFF, or vice versa. The output conversion module3521 can change the directions of the voltages (the direction of thecurrent) supplied to the opposite ends of the coil antenna L to besuitable for data recognized by the data reception module 3522, therebychanging the direction of the magnetic field transmitted to an externaldevice (e.g., the POS terminal) through the coil antenna L. This can besimilar to a magnetic field that is generated when a magnetic card isswiped through a POS card reader. Each of the switches S1, S2, S3, andS4 can include an N-type MOSFET, a P-type MOSFET, and a relay.

According to one embodiment, although not illustrated in FIG. 35, theMST output unit can include a coil antenna L. The MST output unit canfurther include an inductor, a capacitor, a resistor, or the like.

According to still another embodiment, although not illustrated in FIG.35, the MST output unit can further include an amplifier to amplify asignal. The coil antenna can use the NFC antenna or the wireless chargecoil antenna in common. According to still another embodiment, aplurality of coil antennas can be provided. Although not illustrated inFIG. 35, one or both of the opposite ends of the coil can be connectedto a ground GND without being connected to the MST module.

FIG. 36 illustrates a signal sent through the MST output unit and asignal 3600 received by an external device (POS terminal).

When a signal 3602 a or 3602 b including transaction data is sentthrough the MST output unit, the external device can recognize databased on a transition section (rise time) of the sent signal (3601 b)among the steady state signal 3601 a. In order to improve therecognition rate of the signal (data) transmitted to the external device(e.g., the POS terminal), the inductance value of the coil antenna ofthe MST output unit and the number of turns can be optimized. Forexample, the inductance value can be 10 μH or more.

FIG. 37 illustrates a transaction system 3700 according to variousembodiments.

According to various embodiments, a transaction system can include anelectronic device 3710 and/or a server. In addition, for example, theserver can include a transaction server 3720, a token server (tokenservice provider) 3740, and a banking server (issuer) 3750. Theelectronic device can include, for example, a transaction application(wallet application) and/or a transaction middleware. The transactionserver can include, for example, a transaction service server and/or atoken requester server.

According to various embodiments, the transaction application caninclude a transaction application (e.g., Samsung Pay application). Thetransaction application can provide, for example a user interfacerelated to a transaction (e.g., a UI (user interface) or a UX (userexperience)). The user interface related to the transaction can includea wallet user interface (wallet UI/UX). For example, the transactionapplication can provide a user interface related to a card registration,a payment, or a transaction. The transaction application can provide,for example, an interface related to the card registration through acharacter reader (e.g., OCR (optical character reader/recognition)) oran external input (e.g., a user input). In addition, the transactionapplication can provide, for example, an interface related to userauthentication through [ID&V].

According to various embodiments, the transaction application canperform a transaction using the transaction application. For example,the transaction application can provide a transaction function to theuser through the execution of Simple Pay, Quick Pay or a designatedapplication. The user can conduct the transaction function using thetransaction application, and can receive information related to thetransaction function.

According to various embodiments, the transaction middleware can includeinformation related to the card company. For example, the transactionmiddleware can include a card company software development kit (SDK).

According to various embodiments, the transaction service server caninclude a management server for an electronic transaction or a mobiletransaction. The transaction service server can receive informationrelated to a transaction from, for example, the electronic device andcan transmit the information to the outside or can process theinformation in the transaction service server.

According to various embodiments, the transaction service server cantransmit/receive information between the electronic device and the tokenserver using the transaction service server and/or the token requesterserver. The transaction service server can include, for example, atransaction service server (e.g., Samsung transaction service server).The transaction service server can manage card information interlockedwith, for example, a service account (e.g., Samsung account) or a useraccount. In addition, the transaction service server can include anApplication Program Interface (API) server related to the transactionapplication. In addition, the transaction service server can provide,for example, the account management module (e.g., account integration orSamsung account integration).

According to various embodiments, the token requester server can includean interface for processing information related to a transaction. Forexample, the token requester server can perform issue, deletion, oractivation of the information related to the transaction (e.g., token).Alternatively, the token requester server can be functionally connectedto the transaction middleware to control information required for thetransaction.

According to various embodiments, the transaction application includedin the electronic device and the transaction service server included inthe transaction service server can be functionally connected with eachother. For example, the transaction application can transmit/receive theinformation related to the transaction with the transaction serviceserver. According to one embodiment, the transaction middleware includedin the electronic device and the token requester server included in thetransaction service server can be functionally connected with eachother. For example, the transaction middleware can transmit/receive theinformation related to the transaction with the token requester server.

According to various embodiments, the token server can issue informationrelated to a transaction (e.g., token) or can manage the informationrelated to the transaction. For example, the token server can control anoperation period of the token (life cycle), and the operation period caninclude a generation, correction, or deletion function. In addition, thetoken server can include, for example, a token management server, andcan perform token provision, [ID&V], replenishment, or life cyclemanagement. In addition, the token server can perform banking serverintegration.

According to various embodiments, the transaction service server and/orthe token server can be positioned in the same zone, similar regions, orseparated regions. For example, the transaction service server can beincluded in a first server, and the token server can be included in asecond server. In addition, for example, the transaction service serverand the token server can be implemented to be separated from each otherin a single server (e.g., the first server or the second server).

According to various embodiments, the banking server can perform cardissuance. For example, the banking server can include a card issue bank.In addition, the banking server can generate information required fortransaction, which is provided to the user. The user can store theinformation required for the transaction, which is generated by thebanking server, in the electronic device using the transactionapplication. In addition, the banking server can be functionallyconnected to the token server so as to transmit/receive the informationrequired for the transaction.

Although not illustrated, the electronic device can also transmit datarequired for transaction as bit values of track information (Track 1,Track 2, and Track 3) included in a practical magnetic card.

FIG. 38 is a block diagram illustrating a transaction system 3800 toperform a transaction, according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 38, the transaction system 3800 can include anelectronic device 3810, a transaction service server 3820, a TokenService Provider (TSP) 3830, and a POS terminal 3840. According to oneembodiment, the transaction system 3800 can include one or moreadditional electronic devices 3850 and 3860. The one or more additionalelectronic devices can include a wearable device 3850 (e.g., a smartwatch) that is capable of being functionally (e.g., communication)connected to the electronic device 3810 and an accessory 3860 (e.g.,loopy fob).

According to one embodiment, the transaction service server 3820 canacquire token information corresponding to the registered cardinformation from the token service provider 3830 and can transmit thetoken information to the electronic device 3810. The transaction serviceserver 3820 can include, for example, a transaction service server or atoken requester server. The transaction service server can manage theuser's card information. The transaction service server can provide aservice related to a transaction based on an account. The tokenrequester server can request token information required for atransaction operation from a token service provider 3830 to acquire thetoken information.

For example, the token service provider 3830 can issue a token to beused in the process of transaction. According to one embodiment, thetoken can be a value that replaces a Primary Account Number (PAN) whichis card information. According to one embodiment, the token can beproduced by using a Bank Identification Number (BIN).

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 3810 can perform atransaction operation. In order to perform the transaction function, theelectronic device 3810 can register a card (e.g., Master Card or VisaCard) in the electronic device 3810 or a transaction service server(e.g., a first external device). Besides the card registered through theelectronic device 3810, the transaction service server 3820 can manageinformation on a plurality of registered cards including a cardregistered through a user's other electronic device (e.g., a wearabledevice 3850) corresponding to the electronic device 3810 or another cardregistered through an electronic device of another user. According toone embodiment, the transaction service server 3820 can acquire tokeninformation corresponding to the registered card information from thetoken service provider 3830 (e.g., a second external device) and cantransmit the token information to the electronic device 3810.

The token service provider 3830 can issue a token to be used in theprocess of transaction.

According to one embodiment, the transaction information transmitted byat least one coil (e.g., the flat coil 653 of FIG. 6) can include dataof track units. The data of track units can include one or more fieldsamong, for example, SS (Start Sentinel), FC (Format Code), PAN (PrimaryAccount Number), FS (Field Separator), NM (Name), AD (Additional Data),DD (Discretionary Data), ES (End Sentinel), USD (Use and Security Data),and LRC(Longitude Redundancy Check). For example, first track data caninclude fields of SS, FC, PAN, NM, FS, AD, DD, ES, and LRC, second trackdata can include fields of SS, PAN, FS, AD, DD, ES, and LRC, and thirdtrack data can include fields of SS, FC, PAN, FS, USD, AD, ES, and LRC.At least one coil (e.g., the flat coil 653 of FIG. 6) can transmit datavalues, which are configured in the first track data, the second trackdata, and the third track data in bit units, to the POS terminal througha signal.

According to one embodiment, the transaction information transmitted byat least one coil can include data in a token form including informationrelated to the transaction card. For example, the token type data caninclude token information and cryptogram information, the tokeninformation can include card identification (ID) information receivedfrom the card company, the cryptogram information can includetransaction data, and the transaction data can include one or more ofexpiration date information of the card used at the time of transactionand member store identification (ID) information received from the POSterminal.

According to one embodiment, at least one coil can transmit the firsttrack data, the second track data, and the third track data to the POSterminal in the form in which one or more track data are substitutedwith token information and cryptogram information by the controlcircuit. For example, among the track data, AD (Additional Data) and DD(Discretionary Data) can be substituted with the cryptogram information,and PAN information can be substituted with token information. In thiscase, there is an advantage in that because data of track units, whichhave been used when using the existing card, can be used in transmittingthe transaction information, the transaction can be performed only withthe token information without changing separate data on the POSterminal.

According to one embodiment, among the plurality of coils, the firstcoil (e.g., the first coil 2453 f in FIG. 24C) can transmit the data ofthe first track to the POS terminal, and the second coil (e.g., thesecond coil 2453 g of FIG. 24C) can transmit the data of the secondtrack to the POS terminal.

According to one embodiment, a generated token can be encoded by thetoken service provider 3830, or can be transmitted to the transactionservice server 3820 in the state where the token is not encoded and thencan be encoded by the service server 3820. The encoded token informationcan be transferred to the electronic device 3810 through the transactionservice server 3820, and then can be decoded in the electronic device3810. According to one embodiment, the token can be generated andencoded in the token service provider 3830, and can be transferred tothe electronic device 3810 without passing through the transactionservice server 3820. According to another embodiment, the transactionservice server 3820 can also include a token generation function. Insuch a case, the token service provider 3830 may not be separately usedin the transaction system.

The electronic device 3810 can perform a transaction by using at leastone of one or more other electronic devices 3850 and 3860 that arefunctionally connected based on, for example, short distancecommunication (e.g., Bluetooth or WiFi). According to one embodiment,the other electronic device 3850 (e.g., a third external device) can bea wearable device (e.g., a smart watch). According to one embodiment,the other electronic device 3860 (e.g., a fourth external device) can bean accessory (e.g., a loopy fob). In such a case, the electronic device3810 can be functionally connected with the accessory (e.g., the loopyfob) through an input/output interface thereof (e.g., an earphone).

FIG. 39 is a graph illustrating a transmission form of transactioninformation according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

As in FIG. 39, the electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 101 ofFIG. 1) can send a signal to the POS terminal (e.g., the POS terminal3313 of FIG. 33) at least once through one or more coils, and cangenerate a sequence of a plurality of signals using first transactioninformation and/or second transaction information. For example, theelectronic device can store instructions that cause a sequence of aplurality of signals to be magnetically set to the outside through aconductive pattern. For example, At least one signal in the sequence ofthe plurality of signals can include pulses indicating the entirety offirst transaction information and/or second transaction information. Inanother example, the electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 101of FIG. 1) can periodically send an MST signal containing transactioninformation through an MST module N times. Each of first to nth MSTsignals 3900-1 to 3900-n can include a pulse indicating 0 or 1. Forexample, when the voltage of the pulse is not changed for apredetermined length of time t, the time interval can indicate “0”, andwhen the voltage is changed (when the phase is changed), the timeinterval can indicate “1.” According to one embodiment, the MST modulecan periodically send an MST signal. For example, the MST signal caninclude transaction information included in at least a part of a card.For example, each of MST signals 3900 (e.g., first to nth MST signals3900-1 to 3900-n) can include information of at least a part of Track 1,Track 2, Track 3, and a token of the card.

FIGS. 40A to 40C illustrate a hardware block diagram within anelectronic device including a plurality of MST modules.

According to one embodiment, as in FIG. 40A, the first MST module 4057 aand the second MST module 4057 b can transmit the same data to anexternal device. For example, the first MST module 4057 a and the secondMST module 4057 b can be different types of coil antennas. For example,the first MST module 4057 a and the second MST module 4057 b can bepositioned to be spaced apart from each other. For example, the voltagesor currents transferred to the first MST module 4057 a and the secondMST module 4057 b can have different levels (magnitudes), respectively.For example, a first data reception module 4040 a and a second datareception module 4040 b within the MST control module 4030 can receiveone or more same signals from an MST data transmission unit 4010. Forexample, the first output conversion module 4041 a and the second outputconversion module 4041 b receive one or more same signals from the MSTdata transmission unit 4010 and transmits the received one or more samesignals from the MST data transmission unit 4010. For example, the MSTdata transmission unit 4010 can transmit MST signals (not illustrated)including the same transaction information to the first data receptionmodule 4040 a and the second data reception module 4040 b. In anotherexample, the MST data transmission unit 4010 can transmit a controlsignal (not illustrated) to activate the first MST module 4057 a and thesecond MST module 4057 b equally to the first data reception module 4040a and the second data reception module 4040 b. For example, in responseto the reception of the control signal, the MST control module 4030 cancontrol the first MST module 4057 a and the second MST module 4057 b tosend the MST signals to the outside.

According to one embodiment, when a plurality of MST output conversionmodules are provided as in FIG. 40B, the first data reception module4040 a and the second data reception module 4040 b within the MSTcontrol module 4030 can receive one or more same signals from the MSTdata transmission unit 4010. For example, the first output conversionmodule 4041 a and the second output conversion module 4041 b receive oneor more same signals from the MST data transmission unit 4010 andtransmits the received one or more same signals from the MST datatransmission unit 4010. The MST data transmission unit 4010 can transmitMST signals (not illustrated) including the same transaction informationto the first data reception module 4040 a and the second data receptionmodule 4040 b, and can transfer different control signals (notillustrated) to the first data reception module 4040 a and the seconddata reception module 4040 b, respectively, to independently control thefirst MST module 4057 a and the second MST module 4057 b, respectively.The first MST module 4057 a and the second MST module 4057 b can besequentially activated based on the control signals and can send a partof the MST signals, respectively. For example, the first MST module 4057a can be activated first to sequentially transmit a plurality ofsequences of signals. Then, the second MST module 4057 b can beactivated to sequentially transmit a plurality of sequences of signals.

According to one embodiment, the MST data transmission unit can transmitthe same pulse signals (including the same transaction information) tothe first data reception module and the second data reception module,and with respect to a control signal to activate each output conversionmodule, the MST data transmission unit can transfer different signals tothe first data reception module and the second data reception module sothat the first output conversion module and the second output conversionmodule can be independently controlled. For example, the first outputconversion module and the second output conversion module can besequentially activated based on the control signals. For example, thefirst output conversion module and the second output conversion modulecan be activated in an intersection manner to send signals to anexternal device (e.g., a POS terminal). For example, the first outputconversion module and the second output conversion module can besimultaneously activated. For example, the first output conversionmodule and the second output conversion module can be selectivelyactivated according to the state of the electronic device (terminal).For example, when NFC communication is activated in the electronicdevice (terminal) by using a loop antenna (or an antenna) adjacent tothe first output conversion module, the MST data transmission unit canactivate the second output conversion module to send the MST signals.For example, in the case where when a signal has been sent by activatingat least one of the first output conversion module and the second outputconversion module but the signal has not been recognized well, and thusthe user wishes to cause the signal to be recognized again by moving theelectronic device (terminal), the first output conversion module and thesecond output conversion module can be simultaneously activated. Forexample, when the electronic device (terminal) is vertically erected,the second output conversion module can be activated, and when theelectronic device (terminal) is horizontally laid, the first outputconversion module can be activated.

According to one embodiment, the MST data transmission unit can transmita control signal to activate the first output conversion module and thesecond output conversion module equally to the first data receptionmodule and the second data reception module, and can transmit differentpulse signals (including different transaction information) to the firstdata reception module and the second data reception module,respectively. For example, Track 1 information and Track 2 informationcan be transferred to the first data reception module and the seconddata reception module, respectively.

According to one embodiment, when a plurality of MST modules areprovided as in FIG. 40C, a first data reception module and a second datareception module within the MST control module can receive one or moresame signals from the MST data transmission unit 4010, and the firstoutput conversion module 4041 a and the second output conversion module4041 b receive one or more same signals from the MST data transmissionunit 4010 and transmits the received one or more same signals from theMST data transmission unit 4010.

According to one embodiment, the MST data transmission unit can transmitthe same pulse signals (including the same transaction information) tothe first data reception module and the second data reception module,respectively, and can transfer different control signals to the firstdata reception module and the second data reception module,respectively, to independently control the first MST module and thesecond MST module. For example, the first MST module and the second MSTmodule can also be sequentially activated based on the control signals.For example, the first MST module and the second MST module can activatein an intersection manner to send signals to an external device (e.g., aPOS terminal). For example, the first MST module and the second MSTmodule can be simultaneously activated. The first MST module and thesecond MST module can be selectively activated according to the state ofthe electronic device. For example, when short distance wirelesscommunication (e.g., NFC) is activated by using a coil antenna adjacentto the first MST module or when cellular network wireless communicationis activated by using an adjacent antenna, the MST data transmissionunit can activate the second MST module to send an MST signal. Forexample, when at least one of the first MST module and the second MSTmodule is activated to send a signal but the signal is not recognizedwell, and thus the user moves the electronic device to cause the signalto be recognized again, (i.e., when tagging occurs repeatedly), this canbe recognized by a sensor and the first MST module and the second MSTmodule can be simultaneously activated.

According to one embodiment, the MST data transmission unit can transmita control signal to activate the first MST module and the second MSTmodule equally to the first data reception module and the second datareception module, and can transmit different pulse signals (includingdifferent transaction information) to the first data reception moduleand the second data reception module, respectively. For example, Track 1information and Track 2 information can be transferred to the first datareception module and the second data reception module, respectively.

FIGS. 41A to 41C are hardware block diagrams within an electronicdevice.

Referring to FIG. 41A, a first data reception module 4140 a and a seconddata reception module 4140 b within the MST control module 4130 canreceive one or more same signals from the MST data transmission unit4110, and the first output conversion module 4141 a and the secondoutput conversion module 4141 b receive one or more same signals fromthe MST data transmission unit 4110 and transmits the received one ormore same signals from the MST data transmission unit 4110. For example,when the second MST module 4157 b is connected to a wireless chargecontrol module 4150 b to operate as a wireless charge module (wirelesscharge coil antenna), the MST control module 4130 can further include aswitching unit that causes the second MST module 4157 b not to beconnected to the MST control module 4130 (open state). The wirelesscharge control module can include an AC/DC converter, a rectifying unit,or the like. A power control unit 4150 a can include a power managementmodule (e.g., the power management module 295 of FIG. 2) included in anelectronic device (terminal). According to one embodiment, the MSTmodule (e.g., the first module 4157 a and the second MST module 4157 b)can include a coil antenna having an inductance value of, for example,about 10 μH.

Referring to FIG. 41B, the electronic device can use at least one MSTmodule among a plurality of MST output units (e.g., the first MST module4157 a and the second MST module 4157 b) that can be connected to thewireless charge driver 4150 c. For example, the MST/wireless chargecontrol module 4130 can include an MST data reception module 4140, anMST output conversion module 4141, or the wireless charge driver 4150 c.

Referring to FIG. 41C, the electronic device (e.g., the electronicdevice 101) can use at least one MST module among a plurality of MSToutput units as an NFC coil antenna 4157 d. For example, when the secondMST module is used as the NFC coil antenna 4157 d, the electronic devicecan further include a switching circuit 4150 e in order to adjust thenumber of turns or the inductance value of the coil antenna. Whenanother MST module among the MST modules is used for short distancewireless communication, the MST module can be implemented in acompletely opened (high impedance) form through an internal switch. Forexample, the NFC control module 4150 f controls the power control unit4150 a in accordance with the signal transmitted from the switchingcircuit 4150 e.

FIG. 42 is a view illustrating an internal structure of an electronicdevice according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 42, in order to adjust the number of turns or aninductance value of a coil antenna, the electronic device can include aswitching circuit. For example, the switching circuit can be included ina control module (e.g., a processor) within the electronic device. Theswitching circuit can be included in a part of a path of an antenna.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an antennadevice 4200 can be a component of the electronic device (e.g., theelectronic device 101 of FIG. 1) and can include a first loop antenna4210, a second loop antenna 4220, a communication module 4230, and aswitch 4240. The communication module 4230 can include a firstcommunication module 4231, a second communication module 4232, thirdcommunication module 4233, and four terminals 4234 to 4237.

According to various embodiments, the first communication module 4231can be electronically connected to the first loop antenna 4210 throughthe first terminal 4234 and the second terminal 4235 so as totransmit/receive electromagnetic waves of short distance communication.For example, the first communication module 4231 can be a resonancecharge (e.g., A4WP (Alliance for Wireless Power)) module, and canreceive electromagnetic waves through the first loop antenna 4210.

According to various embodiments, the second communication module 4232can be electrically connected to the second loop antenna 4220 throughthe third terminal 4236 and the fourth terminal 4237 so as to receiveelectromagnetic waves of short distance communication. For example, thesecond communication module 4232 can operate as an NFC module.

According to various embodiments, the third communication module 4233can be electrically connected to the first loop antenna 4210 and thesecond loop antenna 4220 through the terminals 4234 to 4237 and theswitch 4240 so as to send electromagnetic waves of short distancecommunication (e.g., MST or WPC (Wireless Power Consortium)). Forexample, in the state where the switch 4240 is turned ON, when a currentis supplied from the third communication module 4233 to the firstterminal 4234, the current flows into the second terminal 4235 throughthe first terminal 4234 and via the first loop antenna 4210, andsubsequently, the current flows into the third communication module 4233through the switch 4240, the third terminal 4236, and the second loopantenna 4220, and via the fourth terminal 4237. In this way, the firstloop antenna 4210 and the second loop antenna 4220 form a path by theswitch 4240, and the third communication module 4233 cantransmit/receive electromagnetic waves through the path.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the ON/OFFoperation of the switch 4240 can be can be controlled by thecommunication module 4230 or a control module within the electronicdevice (e.g., AP). For example, the switch 4240 can be included in thecommunication module 4230 as illustrated. However, without being limitedthereto, the switch 4240 can be provided in any place if it is possibleto electrically connect the first loop antenna 4210 and the second loopantenna 4220. However, the position of the switch 4240 can be determinedin consideration of the length of the path, the number of turns of thepath, an inductance value, or the like such that a specific frequency ofthe third communication module 4233 can be selected (i.e., resonated).

FIGS. 43A to 43D are views illustrating different embodiments that use aplurality of coil antennas.

Referring to FIGS. 43A and 43B, the plurality of coil antennas can beimplemented by various combinations of flat coil antennas and solenoidcoil antennas.

In the case where the plurality of coil antennas are used for a wearableterminal, a second coil antenna 4353 g can be implemented on a rearsurface of an LCD and a first coil antenna 4353 f can be embedded in awrist strap, as in FIG. 43C. According to another embodiment, aterminal, which includes two or more displays, can include, on the rearsurfaces of the LCDs, coil antennas that are separated from each other,as illustrated in FIG. 43D.

In still another example, the plurality of coil antennas cansimultaneously operate, or can separately operate in a time divisionmanner. The coil antennas can be selectively used according to an angleof the terminal or a movement of the terminal (tagging information).

The terminal can guide, through an output device, an area in whichrecognition can be performed well. According to various embodiments, theterminal can receive data sent from an MST coil antenna of anotherelectronic device by using an MST coil antenna.

FIG. 44 is a flowchart illustrating a transaction informationtransmission method 4400 by selectively using at least one of aplurality coils in an electronic device according to various embodimentsof the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 44, in operation 4401, the above-mentioned electronicdevice and/or the above-mentioned MST module can select at least one ofthe first coil and the second coil. Selecting at least one of the firstcoil and the second coil can be based on a distance to an externaldevice that is to receive transaction information. However, variousembodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In operation 4402, the above-mentioned electronic device and/or theabove-mentioned MST module can provide a first signal and/or a secondsignal that include at least a part of transaction information to atleast one selected coil for a previously selected period of time for thepurpose of one transaction.

In operation 4403, the above-mentioned electronic device and/or theabove-mentioned MST module can perform first transmission for at leastone transaction information to an external device through the at leastone selected coil.

In operation 4404, the above-mentioned electronic device and/or theabove-mentioned MST module can perform second transmission through theat least one selected coil based on whether a response to the firsttransmission is received or the content of the response.

FIG. 45 is a flowchart illustrating an operation 4500 according to theexecution of a transaction application in an electronic device accordingto various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 45, in operation 4501, the above-mentioned electronicdevice and/or processor can receive a transaction application executioninstruction. The transaction application execution instruction can begenerated by the user's operation.

When the transaction application is executed, in operation 4502, theabove-mentioned electronic device can display a transaction applicationexecution screen that includes transaction means information. The usercan select a desired transaction means through the execution screen.

When the user selects the transaction means, in operation 4503, theabove-mentioned electronic device and/or processor receive the selectionfor the transaction means, and can display relative position informationbetween the electronic device and the external device through operation4504.

The user can move the electronic device to a position suitable fortransaction information transmission through the relative positioninformation between the electronic device and the external device, andin operation 4505, and the above-mentioned electronic device and/orprocessor can change the relative position information of the externaldevice based on the position of the moved electronic device.

According to various embodiments, while the user moves the electronicdevice, in operation 4506, the above-mentioned electronic device and/orprocessor can display, through the display, guide information to guidethe electronic device to a distance so as to transmit/receivetransaction information in relation to the external device.

While the user moves the electronic device, through operation 4507, theabove-mentioned electronic device and/or processor determines whetherthe relative distance between the external device and the electronicdevice is within the distance where transmission/reception of thetransaction information is enabled, and when it is determined that therelative distance is within the distance where transmission/reception ofthe transaction information is enabled, the above-mentioned electronicdevice and/or processor can perform operation 4508.

In operation 4508, the above-mentioned electronic device and/orprocessor can output, through the display, transaction instruction guideinformation and/or fingerprint guide information to guide the user toinput a transaction instruction. The user can execute the transactioninstruction or input a fingerprint according to such guide information.

The above-mentioned electronic device and/or processor perform operation4509 in addition to performing operation 4508. Operation 4509 is anoperation to determine whether a transaction instruction is input orwhether a fingerprint is recognized. When it is determined that thetransaction instruction is input or the fingerprint is recognized, theabove-mentioned electronic device and/or processor can perform operation4510. In operation 4510, the above-mentioned electronic device and/orprocessor can visually or acoustically out information concerningtransaction progress which includes information indicating that thetransaction is being processed. According to various embodiments, thetransaction procession can be delayed according to an informationtransmission environment between the above-mentioned electronic deviceand an external device, a communication state between the externaldevice and a network, or the like. When the transaction progress isdelayed, the above-mentioned electronic device and/or processor canexpand the transaction progress information in proportion to the elapsedtime through operation 4511.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, anelectronic device can include: a housing; a conductive pattern that isarranged within the housing and is formed to generate a magnetic field;a plate that forms at least a part of a first surface of the housing andincludes a material that at least partially transmits the magnetic fieldgenerated by the conductive pattern; and a control circuit that isconfigured to transmit at least one transaction information by using theconductive pattern. The conductive pattern can include: a first coilthat includes a plurality of first turns that are substantially parallelto the first surface of the plate; and a second coil that includes aplurality of second turns that are substantially parallel to the firstsurface of the plate. When viewed from the upper side of the plate, thefirst coil and the second coil can not at least partially overlap witheach other. For one transaction through the external device, the controlcircuit can be configured to provide a first signal and a second signalthat include at least a part of the transaction information to the firstcoil and the second coil, respectively, for a selected period of time.The first signal and the second signal are provided sequentially or tobe at least partially overlap with each other in time.

According to various embodiments, the first signal and the second signalcan be substantially equal to each other.

According to various embodiments, the plurality of turns of the firstcoil can be wound in a first direction, and the plurality of turns ofthe second coil can be wound in a second direction that is opposite tothe first direction.

According to various embodiments, the plurality of turns of the firstcoil can be arranged to occupy a wider area than the plurality of turnsof the second coil.

According to various embodiments, for a first time interval, the firstsignal can be provided to the first coil and the second signal can notbe provided to the second coil. For a second time interval, the firstsignal can not be provided to the first coil and the second signal canbe provided to the second coil.

According to various embodiments, for a first time interval, a firstcurrent based on the first signal can be applied to the first coil suchthat the first current flows in a first direction, and a second coilbased on the second signal can be applied to the second coil such thatthe second current flows in a second direction that is opposite to thefirst direction. For a second time interval, the first current can beapplied to the first coil such that the first current flows in the firstdirection, and the second current can be applied to the second coil suchthat the second current flows in the first direction.

According to various embodiments, the control circuit can be configuredto adjust a length of the first time interval or a length of the secondtime interval based on a selected condition.

According to various embodiments, the control circuit can be configuredto adjust a length of the first time interval or a length of the secondtime interval based on a selected condition.

According to various embodiments, the selected condition can include atleast one of an orientation of the electronic device, a movementdirection of the electronic device, and a user's gripping pattern of theelectronic device.

According to various embodiments, the control circuit can furtherinclude a wireless charge module that is connected to one of the firstcoil and the second coil.

According to various embodiments, the control circuit can furtherinclude a near field communication (NFC) module that is connected to oneof the first coil and the second coil, and at least one of the firstcoil and the second coil can be alternately connected to the wirelesscharge module and the NFC module.

According to various embodiments, at least a portion of the housing caninclude a conductive material, and at least one of the first coil andthe second coil can be electrically connected to the portion of thehousing that includes the conductive material.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, anelectronic device can include: a plurality of coils that include a firstcoil and a second coil; a wireless charge module that is connected tothe first coil; and a MST module that is connected to the second coil.

According to various embodiments, the MST module can be connected to thefirst coil.

According to various embodiments, the MST module can be set to transmitinformation related to a transaction through at least one of the firstcoil and the second coil.

According to various embodiments, the at least one of the first coil andthe second coil can be selected based on a distance between an externaldevice that is to receive the information and the electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the MST module may be set to performfirst transmission by using selected one of the first coil and thesecond coil and to perform second transmission by using the first coiland the second coil.

According to various embodiments, the MST module may be set to performthe second transmission based on whether a response to the firsttransmission is received or based on a content of the response.

According to various embodiments, the MST module may be set to refrainfrom a connection with the first coil when a signal, which is receivedfrom another external electronic device through at least one of thefirst coil and the second coil, satisfies a designated condition.

According to various embodiments, at least one of the first coil and thesecond coil may include at least a part of a conductive bezel that atleast partially encloses the electronic device.

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include: aplurality of coils; a MST module connected to the plurality of coils;and a touch screen that displays position information of anotherexternal electronic device through the plurality of coils and displaysguide information so that transaction information can betransmitted/received between the another external electronic device andthe MST module.

According to various embodiments, the touch screen may further displayinformation related to a transaction state between the MST module andthe another external electronic device.

As described above, according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure, an electronic device may include: a housing; a conductivepattern that is arranged within the housing and is formed to generate amagnetic field; a plate that forms at least a part of a first surface ofthe housing and includes a material that at least partially transmitsthe magnetic field generated by the conductive pattern; and a controlcircuit that is configured to transmit at least one transactioninformation to an external device by using the conductive pattern. Theconductive pattern may include: a first end that is electricallyconnected to the control circuit; a second end that is electricallyconnected to the control circuit; and a coil that is connected betweenthe first end and the second end and includes a plurality of turns thatare substantially parallel to the first surface of the plate. Whenviewed from the upper side of the plate, the coil may include: a firstsection that includes portions of conductive lines which extendsubstantially parallel to each other; and a second section that includesother portions of the conductive lines at a position different that isfrom that of the first section. The first section may have a structurethat radiates a greater amount of magnetic fluxes than the secondsection.

According to various embodiments, when viewed from the upper side of theplate, a width of the portions of the conductive lines within the firstsection may be wider than that of the other portions of the conductivelines within the second section.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device may furtherinclude a display that is exposed on a second surface of the housing,which faces a direction opposite to the plate.

According to various embodiment, when viewed from the upper side of thefirst surface of the housing, one of the first section and the secondsection may be arranged in a central portion of the coil.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, anelectronic device may include: a housing; a conductive pattern that isarranged within the housing and includes a plurality of coils; a platethat forms at least a part of a first surface of the housing andincludes a material that at least partially transmits a magnetic fieldor an electric field generated by the conductive pattern; and at leastone control circuit that is electrically connected to the conductivepattern. The control circuit may be configured to: transmit at least onetransaction information outwardly by generating the magnetic field byusing at least one of the plurality of coils; transmit at least onetransaction information by using near field communication (NFC) by usingat least one of the plurality of coils; and receive power wirelesslyfrom outside by using at least one of the plurality of coils.

According to various embodiments, the plurality of coils may include afirst coil, a second coil, and a third coil, each of which includes aplurality of turns that are substantially parallel to the first surfaceof the housing.

According to various embodiments, when viewed from the upper side of thefirst surface, the first coil, the second coil, and the third coil maynot at least partially overlap with each other.

According to various embodiments, when viewed from the upper side of thefirst surface, at least one of the first coil, a second coil, and athird coil may enclose another one of remaining coils.

According to various embodiments, at least two of the first coil, thesecond coil, and the third coil may be formed in a plane that isparallel to the first surface.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, anelectronic device may include: a magnetic secure transfer (MST) module;and at least one coil connected to the MST module. The at least one coilmay form a first current loop that has a first shape and a first sizeand a second current loop that has a second shape and a second size.

According to various embodiments, the first current loop may be formedto rotate a current in a direction that is different from the secondcurrent loop.

According to various embodiments, at least a part of the first currentloop may be formed within the second current loop.

According to various embodiments, the first current loop may be formedto have a number of turns that is smaller than that of the secondcurrent loop.

According to various embodiments, at least one of the first current loopand the second current loop may be formed to include a first portionhaving a first width and a second portion having a second width.

According to various embodiments, the first current loop may be capableof transmitting a magnetic signal that oscillates in a first direction,and the second current loop may be capable of transmitting a magneticsignal that oscillates in a second direction that is different from thefirst direction.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device may furtherinclude a housing that accommodates the coil. At least one of the firstcurrent loop and the second current loop may be formed on or in thehousing.

According to various embodiments, the housing may include a plurality ofsurfaces including a first surface and a second surface. The firstcurrent loop may be formed on the first surface and the second currentloop may be formed on the second surface.

According to various embodiments, at least one of the first current loopand the second current loop may include at least a part of a conductivebezel that at least partially encloses the electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the MST module may be set to transmitinformation related to a transaction through at least one of the firstcurrent loop and the second current loop.

According to various embodiments, at least one of the first current loopand the second current loop may be selected based on an orientation ofthe electronic device in relation to an external device that is toreceive the information.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, anelectronic device may include: at least one coil; a MST module connectedto the at least one coil; and a touch screen that displays positioninformation of another electronic device through the at least one coiland displays guide information such that transaction information is ableto be transmitted or received between the another external electronicdevice and the MST module.

Although the present disclosure has been described with an exemplaryembodiment, various changes and modifications may be suggested to oneskilled in the art. It is intended that the present disclosure encompasssuch changes and modifications as fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

What is claimed is:
 1. An electronic device comprising: a housing; aconductive pattern that is arranged within the housing and is formed togenerate a magnetic field; a plate that forms at least a part of a firstsurface of the housing and includes a material that at least partiallytransmits the magnetic field generated by the conductive pattern; and aprocessor configured to transmit at least one transaction information toan external device by using the conductive pattern, wherein theconductive pattern includes: a first coil that includes a plurality offirst turns that are substantially parallel to a surface of the plate;and a second coil that includes a plurality of second turns that aresubstantially parallel to the surface of the plate, wherein, when viewedfrom a upper side of the plate, the first coil and the second coil donot at least partially overlap with each other, wherein, for onetransaction through the external device, the processor is configured toprovide a first signal and a second signal that include at least a partof the at least one transaction information to the first coil and thesecond coil, respectively, for a selected period of time, and whereinthe first signal and the second signal are provided sequentially or soas to at least partially overlap with each other in time.
 2. Theelectronic device of claim 1, wherein the first signal and the secondsignal are substantially equal to each other.
 3. The electronic deviceof claim 1, wherein the plurality of turns of the first coil are woundin a first direction, and the plurality of turns of the second coil arewound in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
 4. Theelectronic device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of turns of thefirst coil are arranged to occupy a wider area than the plurality ofturns of the second coil.
 5. The electronic device of claim 1, whereinfor a first time interval, the first signal is provided to the firstcoil and the second signal is not provided to the second coil, andwherein, for a second time interval, the first signal is not provided tothe first coil and the second signal is provided to the second coil. 6.The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, for a first time interval, afirst current based on the first signal is applied to the first coilsuch that the first current flows in a first direction, and a secondcurrent based on the second signal is applied to the second coil suchthat the second current flows in a second direction that is opposite tothe first direction, and wherein, for a second time interval, the firstcurrent is applied to the first coil such that the first current flowsin the first direction, and the second current is applied to the secondcoil such that the second current flows in the first direction.
 7. Theelectronic device of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured toadjust a length of the first time interval or a length of the secondtime interval based on a selected condition.
 8. The electronic device ofclaim 7, wherein the selected condition includes at least one of anorientation of the electronic device, a movement direction of theelectronic device, and a user's gripping pattern of the electronicdevice.
 9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processorfurther includes a wireless charge circuit connected to one of the firstcoil and the second coil.
 10. The electronic device of claim 9, whereinthe processor further includes a near field communication (NFC) circuitconnected to one of the first coil and the second coil, and at least oneof the first coil and the second coil are alternately connected to thewireless charge circuit and the NFC circuit.
 11. The electronic deviceof claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the housing includes aconductive material, and at least one of the first coil and the secondcoil is electrically connected to the portion of the housing includingthe conductive material.
 12. An electronic device comprising: aplurality of coils that include a first coil and a second coil; awireless charge circuit connected to the first coil; and a MST circuitconnected to the first coil and the second coil.
 13. The electronicdevice of claim 12, wherein the MST circuit is set to transmitinformation related to a transaction through at least one of the firstcoil and the second coil.
 14. The electronic device of claim 13, whereinthe at least one of the first coil and the second coil is selected basedon a distance between an external device that is to receive theinformation and the electronic device.
 15. The electronic device ofclaim 12, wherein the MST circuit is configured to perform a firsttransmission by using a selected one of the first coil and the secondcoil and to perform a second transmission by using the first coil andthe second coil.
 16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the MSTcircuit is configured to perform the second transmission based onwhether a response to the first transmission is received or based on acontent of the response.
 17. The electronic device of claim 12, whereinthe MST circuit is configured to refrain from a connection with thefirst coil when a signal, which is received from another externalelectronic device through at least one of the first coil and the secondcoil, satisfies a designated condition.
 18. The electronic device ofclaim 12, wherein at least one of the first coil and the second coilincludes at least a part of a conductive bezel that at least partiallyencloses the electronic device.
 19. An electronic device comprising: aplurality of coils; a MST circuit connected to the plurality of coils;and a touch screen configured to: display position information ofanother external electronic devices; and display guide information suchthat transaction information is able to be transmitted or receivedbetween the another external electronic device and the MST circuit.